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Seaham New Plantation

16 ha

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

54.63624, -1.36735

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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 — Wren, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Primrose, Heather +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Primrose, Heather +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Gooseberry, Guelder-rose +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

31 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
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m
Named routeRef 1Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Castle Eden Walkwaybridleway · 764 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 764 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Castle Eden Walkwaybridleway · 72 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 72 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Castle Eden Walkwaybridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Derelict house adjacent to Brierley Wood

📷 Graham Scarborough · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Derelict house adjacent to Brierley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WYNYARD WOODLAND PARKCountry park1 km→🌱Wynyard Woodland park and planetariumUrban park2.9 km→🌱Castle Eden Walkway Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉STILLINGTON FOREST PARKNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Bonnington ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉THORPE WOODNature reserve2.3 km→

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