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Nanny's Plantation

29 ha

📷 George Ford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

54.74090, -1.39503

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Mignonette, Crosswort, Groundsel +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Mignonette, Crosswort, Groundsel +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Strawberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Wood-sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burn Plantation

📷 George Ford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burn Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site4 km→🌱Wood House ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉GORE BURNNature reserve1.7 km→🦉WINGATE QUARRYNature reserve2 km→🌱Woodhouse ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4.1 km→

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