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Ling Plantations

7 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.58305, -1.65432

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow 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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow 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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Water Avens, Cowslip · last seen 2021; Plants — Water Avens, Cowslip · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

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

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Darlington LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route

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

West Park Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WestLocal cycle route

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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2026

Great Tit · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Stock Dove · Chiffchaff +29

Great TitParus major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2026

Great Tit · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Stock Dove · Chiffchaff +29

Great TitParus major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland south of Ling Plantations

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