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Burn Valley

19 ha

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

54.67792, -1.22923

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Starling, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Starling, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Durham Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route

Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route

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

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Way of LoveWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Hartlepool Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

(14)Cycling route

waymarked route from North Gare to National Cycle Route 14 in Seaton Carew

Named routeRef (14)Local cycle route

to Summerhill Country ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route362 m

Named routeRef 14Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named routeRef BMX

Wildlife to spot

29,039 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,039 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit +49

Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
EiderSomateria mollissima
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow TitPoecile montanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,039 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Starling · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit +49

Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
EiderSomateria mollissima
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow TitPoecile montanus
SanderlingCalidris alba
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Summerhill Country Park and Burn Valley Gardens

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