The Border Forest Park 135 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 135 ha
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.20501, -2.65206
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +35 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Slender Cruet-moss, Eyebright, Wavy Hair-Grass +19 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Slender Cruet-moss, Eyebright, Wavy Hair-Grass +19 more · last seen 2019
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cladonia bellidiflora · last seen 2013; Fungi — Cladonia bellidiflora · last seen 2013
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 10 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map N/A Cycling route 282 m ▾
Named route Length 282 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red) Mountain bike route ▾
Cross Border MTB Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾
Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Deadwater Black Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Deadwater Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bloody Bush Road bridleway · 464 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 464 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
492 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 492 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Crossbill · Siskin +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2012 Siskin Spinus spinus2013 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2015 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2013 Raven Corvus corax2011 Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Skylark Alauda arvensis2013 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2016 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2015 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2012 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2017 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2010 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Ringlet
Green-veined White Pieris napi Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Cladonia bellidiflora
Cladonia bellidiflora Cladonia bellidiflora Slender Cruet-moss · Eyebright · Wavy Hair-Grass · Common Sedge · Scots Pine +17
Slender Cruet-moss Tetraplodon mnioides2010 Eyebright Euphrasia Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2017 Common Sedge Carex nigra2017 Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2017 Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 492 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Crossbill · Siskin +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2012 Siskin Spinus spinus2013 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2015 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2013 Raven Corvus corax2011 Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Skylark Alauda arvensis2013 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2016 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2017 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2015 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2012 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2017 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2010 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Ringlet
Green-veined White Pieris napi Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Cladonia bellidiflora
Cladonia bellidiflora Cladonia bellidiflora Slender Cruet-moss · Eyebright · Wavy Hair-Grass · Common Sedge · Scots Pine +17
Slender Cruet-moss Tetraplodon mnioides2010 Eyebright Euphrasia Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2017 Common Sedge Carex nigra2017 Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2017 Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2017
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2017
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2017
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2017
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2017
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2017
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2017
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2017
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2017
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2017
Bog Moss Sphagnum2017
Bog Moss Sphagnum2017
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2017
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2017
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2017
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2017
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2017
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2017
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2017
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2017
Heather Calluna vulgaris2017
Heather Calluna vulgaris2017
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2017
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2017
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2011
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2011
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2011
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2011
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2010
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2010
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2010
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2010 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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