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Longacre Wood

23 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

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54.91360, -1.59632

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Anemone, Rowan, Broad-leaved Helleborine +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Rowan, Broad-leaved Helleborine +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Hedley Hall Wood Blue TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route

Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish

Named routeRegional walking route

Tyne-Wear TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

H100 - Beamish ValleyWalking route

Named routeRef 1Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Beamish LoopCycling route11 km

Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Grey Heron · Shoveler · Redwing +45

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Apion frumentarium · 7-spot Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae

Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Grey Heron · Shoveler · Redwing +45

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Apion frumentarium · 7-spot Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae

Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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