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Blainsley Plantation - Woodland plantation

48 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

55.25223, -1.85501

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

3 activities

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

Free

Wildlife

Priority pond habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenleighton Moor Walk, WallingtonWalking route9.6 km

Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Livestock feeders new Whitham's Hole

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Livestock feeders new Whitham's Hole

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