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Barley Mow Park

3 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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54.89447, -1.37630

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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 Shoveler and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 255m away — 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 Shoveler and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, 14-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, 14-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Durham Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Bede's WayWalking route19 km

Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow

Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route55 m

Named routeRef 1Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

34,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +70

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PochardAythya ferina
EiderSomateria mollissima
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Rat · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Rabbit · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis pertinax +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta

🌿

Plants8 species

springautumn

2026

Dandelion · Common Field-speedwell · Common Dog-violet · Cherry Laurel · Daisy +3

DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
DaisyBellis perennis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +70

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PochardAythya ferina
EiderSomateria mollissima
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Rat · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Rabbit · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis pertinax +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta

🌿

Plants8 species

springautumn

2026

Dandelion · Common Field-speedwell · Common Dog-violet · Cherry Laurel · Daisy +3

DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
DaisyBellis perennis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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