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🛝Family🎠Play🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
54.84658, -1.87211
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 335 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 335 mPath type: footway
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 112 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mSurface unpavedIncline 0%Path type: footway
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: footway
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,239 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,239 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026Chaffinch · Mallard · Wren · Chiffchaff · Robin
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Campyloneura virgula · Liocoris tripustulatus
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Bitter-cress · Common Dog-violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Marsh Thistle · Hemlock Water-dropwort
+80 more speciesHide species list
All 85 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,239 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026Chaffinch · Mallard · Wren · Chiffchaff · Robin
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Campyloneura virgula · Liocoris tripustulatus
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Bitter-cress · Common Dog-violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Marsh Thistle · Hemlock Water-dropwort
+80 more speciesHide species list
All 85 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
