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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
55.07584, -1.58589
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Brome, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, Snowdrop +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Valley lineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
East lineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Nelson lineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coast lineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Horton lineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
63,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
63,544 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Little Egret · Mallard +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedshankTringa totanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Water Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Great Brome · Narcissus pseudonarcissus · Snowdrop · Yellow Oat-grass · Hard Fescue +36
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra2025
- Narcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
- Hard FescueFestuca trachyphylla2025
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
63,544 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Little Egret · Mallard +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedshankTringa totanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 10-spot Ladybird · Water Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Great Brome · Narcissus pseudonarcissus · Snowdrop · Yellow Oat-grass · Hard Fescue +36
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra2025
- Narcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
- Hard FescueFestuca trachyphylla2025
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Black BentAgrostis gigantea2025Black BentAgrostis gigantea2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Cultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativa2025Cultivated VetchVicia sativa subsp. sativa2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2025Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Events & activities nearby
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