Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.61436, -1.56508
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Azure Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Water Avens, Hogweed +176 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Photos
Hackworth Close Newton Aycliffe
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,244 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,244 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · Cicadella viridis · Volucella pellucens +4
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot Ladybird
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Oxeye Daisy · Glaucous Sedge · Centaurea nigra · Red Clover +60
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,244 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Harlequin Ladybird · Cicadella viridis · Volucella pellucens +4
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot Ladybird
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Oxeye Daisy · Glaucous Sedge · Centaurea nigra · Red Clover +60
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCrepisCrepisCrepisCrepisField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusFumitoryFumariaFumitoryFumariaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgaredaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumEvents & activities nearby
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