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Milldam Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

55.55210, -1.79651

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

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 route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +61

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Continental Song ThrushTurdus philomelos philomelos
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +61

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Continental Song ThrushTurdus philomelos philomelos
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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⛪St Hilda's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Whinny Hill cairn cemeteryHistoric site3.4 km→✦Sandyford Moor cairn cemeteryHistoric site3.5 km→✦Roundabouts campHistoric site2.3 km→✦Deserted village of MousenHistoric site2.9 km→✦Cairnfield, on eastern edge of Ros Hill WoodHistoric site4.2 km→

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