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Quarry Plantation

17 ha

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

54.53827, -1.38938

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, Pedunculate Oak, Red Campion · last seen 2023; Plants — Selfheal, Pedunculate Oak, Red Campion · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

62 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
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over ditch in Coatham Wood

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over ditch in Coatham Wood

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🌱Preston ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Ropner ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Grangefield ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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