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Hospital Plantation

36 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

54.98865, -2.17981

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +18 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +18 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Tree Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Tree Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Japanese Rose, Bittersweet +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Japanese Rose, Bittersweet +2 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route452 m
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hospital Plantation

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Bridge at Haydon BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters and the road to Simonburn in wall miles 27, 28 and 29Historic site4.9 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛳Tyne GreenGolf course4.8 km→✦The Roman fort, vicus, bridge abutments and associated remains of Hadrian's Wall at Chesters in wall mile 27Historic site4.6 km→

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