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Gainford Millennium Green

8 ha

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

54.54378, -1.74145

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Tree Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Tree Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +93 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem +118 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 165Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route512 m
Named routeRef 165Length 512 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route152 m
Named routeRef 165Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gainford Riverside Millennium Green

📷 Stanley Howe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gainford Riverside Millennium Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Winston Millennium GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2.6 km→✦Piercebridge Roman fortHistoric site4.3 km→✦Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkmentHistoric site5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park300 m→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→