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Holdforth Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

54.67759, -1.45884

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 81m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Lapwing, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Lapwing, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Horse-chestnut, Red Campion, Hedge Woundwort +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Small White +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Small White +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LoveWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trimdon Parish Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hardwick Park & Bishop's FenWalking route
Named routeRef 7Round tripLocal walking route
Historical Circuit WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hardwick Park circular routeCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route520 m
Named routeRef 1Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route125 m
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmhouse at Holdforth Farm

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmhouse at Holdforth Farm

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🏞️HARDWICK HALL - DURHAMCountry park2.4 km→✦HARDWICK PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Hardwick ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Middleham CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Middleham CastleHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Trimdon Millennium GreenUrban park3 km→

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