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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
54.85430, -1.84149
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Woodruff, Holly, Purple Toadflax +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
78 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Ashdale Roadbyway open to all traffic · 482 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 482 mPath type: residential
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Hillside above Genesis Way in the snow
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Wildlife to spot
8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Holly · Rosebay Willowherb · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian +67
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Holly · Rosebay Willowherb · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian +67
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas