Washaways Plantation 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.59161, -1.07572
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 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Northern Marsh-orchid, Common Centaury +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Northern Marsh-orchid, Common Centaury +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dune Brittlestem, Dune Cup, Dune Cavalier · last seen 2024; Fungi — Dune Brittlestem, Dune Cup, Dune Cavalier · last seen 2024
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North Gare Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marske to Marske Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Marske Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Humber to Tees Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 154 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 154 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Roseate Tern · Twite +51
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Merlin Falco columbarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ruff Calidris pugnax Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Grey Squirrel +1
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Fine Streaked Bugkin · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis arbustorum +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dune Brittlestem
Dune Brittlestem Psathyrella ammophila 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Northern Marsh-orchid · Common Centaury · Wild Teasel
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Roseate Tern · Twite +51
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Twite Linaria flavirostris2024 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Merlin Falco columbarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ruff Calidris pugnax Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise · Minke Whale · Grey Squirrel +1
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Fine Streaked Bugkin · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis arbustorum +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dune Brittlestem
Dune Brittlestem Psathyrella ammophila 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Northern Marsh-orchid · Common Centaury · Wild Teasel
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White-beaked Dolphin
White-beaked Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris2024
Lagenorhynchus albirostris2024
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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