Woodland plantation near Kielder
95 ha
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome95 ha
Getting here
55.25752, -2.57138
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakeside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeLength 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route282 m▾
Named routeLength 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route526 m▾
Named routeLength 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6 m▾
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lonesome Pine MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
Deadwater BlackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Deadwater RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Osprey Mountain Bike Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Bloody Bush MTB Trail (Red)Mountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Forest Drivebridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: track
Forest Roadbridleway · 264 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 264 mPath type: track
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Forestry road at Archer Cleugh, Kielder.
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Wildlife to spot
20,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,362 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Wren · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush +45
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2023
Notiophilus biguttatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Meadowsweet · Devil's-bit Scabious +49
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,362 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Wren · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush +45
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2023
Notiophilus biguttatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Globeflower · Melancholy Thistle · Wood Crane's-bill · Meadowsweet · Devil's-bit Scabious +49
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusSmall ToadflaxChaenorhinum minusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisBilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2022Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2022CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2022CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2022CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2022CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022Events & activities nearby
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