Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.71599, -1.50913
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Tufted Hair-grass, Cotoneaster +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional 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
West Bowburn WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Parson's Walkpublic footpath · 628 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 628 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Meadow Closepublic footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Photos
Groundworks of new housing in Coxhoe
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,394 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus ribesii · Cantharis pellucida · Four-spotted Chaser
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Sycamore · Tufted Hair-grass · Cock's-foot · Cotoneaster · Wych Elm +92
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CotoneasterCotoneaster
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,394 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus ribesii · Cantharis pellucida · Four-spotted Chaser
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Sycamore · Tufted Hair-grass · Cock's-foot · Cotoneaster · Wych Elm +92
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CotoneasterCotoneaster
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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