Whangdonhill Plantation - Woodland plantation
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.69941, -1.30658
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 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Durham Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
29 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
Hartlepool Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Summerhill Country ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route362 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BMX
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Wildlife to spot
6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springwinter
2025▾
Little Tern · Robin · Pheasant · Woodcock · Hobby +18
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Flame Shield
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus
White Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Rough Chervil · Velvet Bent · Broad Buckler-fern +119
- White SedgeCarex canescens
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springwinter
2025▾
Little Tern · Robin · Pheasant · Woodcock · Hobby +18
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Flame Shield
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus
White Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Rough Chervil · Velvet Bent · Broad Buckler-fern +119
- White SedgeCarex canescens
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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