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Longmoor Plantation - Woodland plantation

78 ha

📷 Mac McCarron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome78 ha

Getting here

55.27025, -1.61826

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route303 m
Named routeRef 1Length 303 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Arable field on southern edge of woodland

📷 Mac McCarron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arable field on southern edge of woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Red Row & Hadston (Millennium Green)Urban park2.4 km→🌱Druridge Bay Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️DRURIDGE BAYCountry park4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→🦉ULGAM MEADOWNature reserve4.8 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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