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Westhall Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

54.82878, -1.67070

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 230m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Jay +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Jay +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Herb-Robert, Red Campion +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - Walridge FellWalking route
Named routeRef 5Round tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - BearparkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - Witton GilbertWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Charlaw Lanepublic footpath · 345 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 1 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 2 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 155 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 155 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Charlaw plantation

📷 brian clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Charlaw plantation

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