Escomb Allotments
Getting here
54.66649, -1.71134
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 88m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 88m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Aphrophora alni, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Aphrophora alni, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +13 more · last seen 2025
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sun Spurge, Red Goosefoot, Guelder-rose +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sun Spurge, Red Goosefoot, Guelder-rose +3 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route
Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & EtherleyWalking route
🚴Cycling
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Main RouteCycling route588 m
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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