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Toytop Plantation

5 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.60028, -1.67229

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Daisy Rust, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +47 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Daisy Rust, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +47 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +18 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +18 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 715Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 715Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 715Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A68 beside Toytop Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A68 beside Toytop Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Shildon Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱East GreenUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→

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