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Lingeyfield Plantation

40 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

54.91533, -1.97637

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Barren Strawberry, Bilberry

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Lady's-tresses, Bitter-vetch, Creeping-Jenny +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Lady's-tresses, Bitter-vetch, Creeping-Jenny +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 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
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 72Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 72Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath from Healey to Lingeyfield

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath from Healey to Lingeyfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SpinneyUrban park3.5 km→⛪St James' ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→⛳Slaley Hall Golf ClubGolf course3.7 km→

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