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Tileshed Plantation

29 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
🌿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

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Daisy, Giant Fescue +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Daisy, Giant Fescue +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cercopis vulnerata +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cercopis vulnerata +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 155Cycling route

Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeLength 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route646 m

Named routeRef 155Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route183 m

Named routeRef 155Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,169 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,169 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cercopis vulnerata · Limnephilus lunatus · Green Shieldbug +27

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Daisy · Giant Fescue · Hairy-brome · Red Fescue +15

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
DaisyBellis perennis
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Wood MilletMilium effusum2025
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,169 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummer

2025

Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cercopis vulnerata · Limnephilus lunatus · Green Shieldbug +27

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

summer

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Daisy · Giant Fescue · Hairy-brome · Red Fescue +15

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
DaisyBellis perennis
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Wood MilletMilium effusum2025
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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