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Places › England › North East › Hartlepool Getting here
54.70142, -1.25445
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Nipplewort, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Nipplewort, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Autumn Hawkbit, Ramsons
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Durham Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Villages Native Tree Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Villages Tree Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Yew Tree Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Way of Love Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hartlepool Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map (14) Cycling route ▾
waymarked route from North Gare to National Cycle Route 14 in Seaton Carew
Named route Ref (14) Local cycle route
Show on map to Summerhill Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 362 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 362 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 93 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref BMX
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Wildlife to spot
14,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Vestal Cuckoo Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Nipplewort
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Fork-tailed Flower Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Vestal Cuckoo Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Nipplewort
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus vestalis
Bombus vestalis
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris 