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Kitching's Plantation

4 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

54.58745, -1.67337

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Water Avens, Cowslip · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Water Avens, Cowslip · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 715Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 715Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 715Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oil seed rape east of B6275

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oil seed rape east of B6275

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East GreenUrban park3.9 km→✦Deserted medieval village of UlnabyHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Robert StephensonHistoric site4.9 km→

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