Woodland plantation near Branksome
8 ha
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🎠Play🐶Dogs🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.54389, -1.58679
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: West Park BMX Track
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Darlington Loop
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Parent Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mugwort · Gypsywort · Hazel · Stinking Iris · Spindle +12
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Parent Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +1
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mugwort · Gypsywort · Hazel · Stinking Iris · Spindle +12
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lotus pedunculatus
Lotus pedunculatus
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalis