Willowbeds Plantation 3 ha
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54.55574, -1.63509
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▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Great Tit 🌿 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Great Tit 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Swallow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Swallow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak, Broad Centurion +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak, Broad Centurion +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Scentless Mayweed, Spear Thistle +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Scentless Mayweed, Spear Thistle +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blackwell Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blackwell Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,362 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Swallow +36
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly · Campyloneura virgula · Malachite Beetle +2
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2022 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2021 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
White Bryony · Red Dead-nettle · Scentless Mayweed · Spear Thistle · Gooseberry +5
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2020 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,362 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Swallow +36
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Broad Centurion · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly · Campyloneura virgula · Malachite Beetle +2
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Raspberry Mining Sawfly Metallus pumilus2022 Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2021 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2021 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
White Bryony · Red Dead-nettle · Scentless Mayweed · Spear Thistle · Gooseberry +5
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2020 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021 Carex pendula
Carex pendula
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2020
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2020
Remote Sedge Carex remota2020
Remote Sedge Carex remota2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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