Wildlife reserves · North East England
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood
In or near Elsdon.
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, North East England, designated in 1954. Billsmoor Park is an extensive alder woodland of a sort increasingly uncommon in the county; the much smaller Grasslees Wood is an oak woodland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.2618, -2.0843
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Hepple
- Postcode
- NE19 1AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q27990680 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood?
- Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE19 1AP), in the parish of Hepple.
- What is Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood?
- Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood?
- The nearest town is Elsdon. Drivers can use postcode NE19 1AP.
- Is Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is part of the Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE19 1AP. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.