Spen Banks - Mixed woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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54.93267, -1.76948
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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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6 Walking route ▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map Keelman's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 141 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 257 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 732 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 732 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Powerline Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map Photos Footpath into Spen Banks Wood
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Wildlife to spot
14,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Chirosia betuleti 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Climbing Corydalis · Ivy · Dogwood · Garlic Mustard · Red Clover +12
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Ivy Hedera helix Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Clover Trifolium pratense Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Chirosia betuleti 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Climbing Corydalis · Ivy · Dogwood · Garlic Mustard · Red Clover +12
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Ivy Hedera helix Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Clover Trifolium pratense Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chirosia betuleti2025
Chirosia betuleti2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2025
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2025
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2025
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Sanicle
Sanicle
Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea
Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris 