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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.83422, -1.87307
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 315m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 315m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crosswort, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,445 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,445 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Wren · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Mallard +27
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Liocoris tripustulatus · 10-spot Ladybird +4
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Holly · Red Clover · Ash · Sycamore · Dryopteris borreri +101
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,445 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Wren · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Mallard +27
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Campyloneura virgula · Liocoris tripustulatus · 10-spot Ladybird +4
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Holly · Red Clover · Ash · Sycamore · Dryopteris borreri +101
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia betuleti
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisPine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreBuckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinisBuckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWillowSalixWillowSalixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDockRumexDockRumexFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBlack CurrantRibes nigrumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesWood BurdockArctium nemorosumWood BurdockArctium nemorosumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon BistortBistorta officinalisCommon BistortBistorta officinalisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCopper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Hard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa