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Hardwick Park

📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.65645, -1.46479

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Chickweed, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall-rue, Cow Parsley, Pedunculate Oak +74 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall-rue, Cow Parsley, Pedunculate Oak +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LoveWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trimdon Parish Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hardwick Park & Bishop's FenWalking route
Named routeRef 7Round tripLocal walking route
Historical Circuit WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - SedgefieldWalking route
Named routeRef 12Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hardwick Park circular routeCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route520 m
Named routeRef 1Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route125 m
Named routeRef 1Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Reflections in the Serpentine, Hardwick Park, Sedgefield

📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reflections in the Serpentine, Hardwick Park, Sedgefield

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✦HARDWICK PARKHistoric site200 m→🏞️HARDWICK HALL - DURHAMCountry park200 m→🌱Hardwick ParkUrban park300 m→✦Middleham CastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦Middleham CastleHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→

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