Beacon Lough Plantation - Woodland plantation
6 ha
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.92116, -1.56233
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
H100 - Beamish ValleyWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Round tripLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km▾
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mount Roadbridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Tufted Vetch · False Oat-grass · Meadow Crane's-bill · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Red Campion +3
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,346 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Tufted Vetch · False Oat-grass · Meadow Crane's-bill · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Red Campion +3
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
