Sidwood
· Forestry England
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.19568, -2.35676
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Great Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Great Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Stock Dove +52 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Stock Dove +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Platismatia glauca, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Ochrolechia androgyna +69 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Reservoir — waterside day out
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Beautiful Golden Y +100 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Springy Turf-moss +154 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,878 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Robin +40
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Northern Marsh-orchid · Bluebell · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail · Primrose +41
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- PrimrosePrimula
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Wood Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,878 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Swallow · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Robin +40
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · Rhagium bifasciatum
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Northern Marsh-orchid · Bluebell · Bramble · Meadow Foxtail · Primrose +41
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2022
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- PrimrosePrimula
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Wood Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium sylvaticum
Geranium sylvaticum
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaVioletViolaVioletViolaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusLady's mantleAlchemillaLady's mantleAlchemillaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022DockRumex2022DockRumex2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Events & activities nearby
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