Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.71073, -1.74501
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Swift, Little Egret +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +16 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +179 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & EtherleyWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route▾
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Entrance to Glenholm Park, Crook
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,108 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,108 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Swift · Little Egret · Wigeon +19
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Adder
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Comma · Holly Blue +14
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Sweet Cicely · Lords-and-Ladies +25
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2023
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,108 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Swift · Little Egret · Wigeon +19
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Adder
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Comma · Holly Blue +14
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Sweet Cicely · Lords-and-Ladies +25
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2023
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2019
Pieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io201910-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025SanicleSanicula europaea2024SanicleSanicula europaea2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023ButterburPetasites hybridus2023ButterburPetasites hybridus2023Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020Events & activities nearby
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