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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.78268, -1.73841
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - Ushaw MoorWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - Esh Winning and WaterhousesWalking route▾
Named routeRef 16Round tripLocal walking route
Tow LawWalking route▾
Named routeRef 20Round tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - LanchesterWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
18 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
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route330 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,957 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Spear Thistle · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain +27
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,957 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Spear Thistle · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain +27
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
