Bowburn Sensory Garden
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.73694, -1.51889
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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 Magpie and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 158m 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 Magpie and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km▾
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route421 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route647 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Great Burnet · Hazel · Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley · Meadowsweet +69
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Great Burnet · Hazel · Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley · Meadowsweet +69
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Philaenus spumarius
Philaenus spumarius
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025Brown SedgeCarex disticha2025Brown SedgeCarex disticha2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DewberryRubus caesius2025DewberryRubus caesius2025Rosa mollisRosa mollis2025Rosa mollisRosa mollis2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa2025Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2025Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2025Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Events & activities nearby
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