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Peaslings Plantation

19 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

54.99725, -2.00955

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Wigeon
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Dryad's Saddle +22 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Dryad's Saddle +22 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus ribesii, White-letter Hairstreak +10 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus ribesii, White-letter Hairstreak +10 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, American Skunk-cabbage, Common Spotted-orchid +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, American Skunk-cabbage, Common Spotted-orchid +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Historic Fortifications TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Historic Dilston TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route166 m
Named routeRef 10Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland east of Leazes Lane

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland east of Leazes Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Sunnybrae at Halton Shields and Haltonchesters Roman fort in wall miles 20 and 21Historic site2 km→✦Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildingsHistoric site900 m→✦Aydon CastleHistoric site900 m→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the Fence Burn and the track to Portgate Cottage in wall miles 21 and 22Historic site1.8 km→🌱West GreenUrban park2.6 km→✦Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21Historic site1.4 km→

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