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Mill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Wylam Old Station Car Park 187m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Wylam Old Station Car Park 187m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus, Narcissus agg., Snowdrop +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Keelman's Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Burnside CloseWalking route

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km

Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network

Keelman's WayCycling route

Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 14Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

30,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds98 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Chaffinch +93

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Mesembrina meridiana +63

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Sandpit Mining BeeAndrena barbilabris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Brachycolus stellariaeBrachycolus stellariae2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Gilletteella cooleyiGilletteella cooleyi2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Apple Fruit-borerHoplocampa testudinea2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2024

🌿

Plants31 species

springsummer

2026

Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Snowdrop · Narcissus agg. · Hart's-Tongue · Japanese Knotweed +26

Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds98 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Chaffinch +93

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Mesembrina meridiana +63

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Sandpit Mining BeeAndrena barbilabris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Brachycolus stellariaeBrachycolus stellariae2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Gilletteella cooleyiGilletteella cooleyi2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Apple Fruit-borerHoplocampa testudinea2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2024

🌿

Plants31 species

springsummer

2026

Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Snowdrop · Narcissus agg. · Hart's-Tongue · Japanese Knotweed +26

Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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