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Longmoor Plantation

21 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

55.26070, -1.64246

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, False Oat-grass, Red Fescue +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, False Oat-grass, Red Fescue +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route254 m
Named routeRef 1Length 254 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Caravan park, Colliersdean Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Caravan park, Colliersdean Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Red Row & Hadston (Millennium Green)Urban park4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→🐄Northumberland ZooVisitor farm4 km→🦉ULGAM MEADOWNature reserve3.8 km→🐄WallabysVisitor farm4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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