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Cornhill Dock

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54.91788, -1.39606

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Graptus triguttatus · last seen 2025; Insects — Graptus triguttatus · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional 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

The Souter Saunter, Souter LighthouseWalking route3.2 km

On this 2 mile walk, you'll discover more than a lighthouse. Follow coast paths to discover a lost village, a nature reserve on the site of a former colliery, interesting rock formations & a beautiful bay. Maintained paths, fairly flat, no steep inclines.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

86 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

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

31,383 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,383 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds46 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Robin +41

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great TitParus major2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,383 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Robin +41

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Great TitParus major2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Leanmeanmo · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The white cliffs . . . of Sunderland

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