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West Riggend Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

54.91043, -2.01351

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Siskin +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Mollisia fallax +77 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Tongues Of Fire, Mollisia fallax +77 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Twinflower · last seen 2024

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coal Roadbyway open to all traffic · 532 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 532 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through West Riggend Plantation

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through West Riggend Plantation

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🌱The SpinneyUrban park4.8 km→⛪St James' ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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