Kennel Hill Plantation - Woodland plantation
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
54.63372, -1.33804
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
41 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
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
Portrack & Haverton Hill Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef PortrackLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route902 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,765 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,765 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Canada Goose +32
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dog's Mercury · Primrose · Beech · Bramble · Creeping Buttercup +44
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,765 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Canada Goose +32
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dog's Mercury · Primrose · Beech · Bramble · Creeping Buttercup +44
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis2024
Aeshna grandis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
ElmUlmus2025ElmUlmus2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2025Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025SymphyotrichumSymphyotrichum2024SymphyotrichumSymphyotrichum2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024