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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
54.74976, -1.41743
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Way of LoveWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Crowtrees Heritage Walk (Red)Walking route▾
One of three heritage trails, but Green and Blue trails are very fragmentary on OSM.
Named routeLocal walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Goldfinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Common Green Grasshopper · Eupeodes corollae · Eristalis tenax · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Cowslip · Japanese Knotweed · Eyebright · Common Centaury · Hedge Woundwort +74
- CowslipPrimula veris2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Goldfinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Common Green Grasshopper · Eupeodes corollae · Eristalis tenax · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Cowslip · Japanese Knotweed · Eyebright · Common Centaury · Hedge Woundwort +74
- CowslipPrimula veris2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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