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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.77921, -1.58396
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km▾
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lambton Walkpublic footpath · 135 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Flass Valepublic footpath · 165 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mPath type: service
Flass Streetpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
65 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
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
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
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Keeper's house in Wharton Park Durham City
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
61,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
61,474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Otter
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Herb-Robert +42
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Butterbur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
61,474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Otter
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Herb-Robert +42
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Butterbur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Petasites hybridus
Petasites hybridus
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusEvents & activities nearby
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