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Snowden Close Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland228 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome228 ha

Getting here

55.01523, -2.62978

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +105 more · last seen 2020; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +105 more · last seen 2020

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Silk-moss · last seen 2012

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

10 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 route1.7 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route630 m
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route523 m
Named routeRef 72Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridge over King Water near Snowden Close

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge over King Water near Snowden Close

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50Historic site3.3 km→✦Poltross Burn MilecastleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Birdoswald Roman FortHistoric site3.4 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51Historic site3.4 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48Historic site4.1 km→

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