Mixed woodland near Drinkfield
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.55162, -1.55505
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Syrphus · Parent Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot Ladybird
Stinking Iris · Spindle · Silver Birch · Ash · Blackthorn +7
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,126 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Syrphus · Parent Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot Ladybird
Stinking Iris · Spindle · Silver Birch · Ash · Blackthorn +7
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum