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Sandyleas Plantations - Woodland plantation

20 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingHorsesInsects
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

54.56138, -1.39061

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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
  • 🌿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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and woodland north of Elton Moor Farm

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and woodland north of Elton Moor Farm

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🌱Preston ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Ropner ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Grangefield ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Newham Grange ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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