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▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Beamish Loop Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref CDN6 Length 11 km Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
141,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 141,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · House Sparrow · Great Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mareca strepera strepera Mareca strepera strepera2025 Radish · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Oat · Common Field-speedwell +15
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Dandelion Taraxacum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Oat Avena sativa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 141,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · House Sparrow · Great Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mareca strepera strepera Mareca strepera strepera2025 Radish · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Oat · Common Field-speedwell +15
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Dandelion Taraxacum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Oat Avena sativa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis 