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Herrington Country Park

8 ha

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

54.87991, -1.46236

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 112m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Moorhen, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Moorhen, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Hawthorn

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowberry, Common Reed, Blackthorn +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowberry, Common Reed, Blackthorn +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Great Lumley Village LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 7Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route247 m
Named routeRef 7Length 247 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path into Herrington Country Park

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path into Herrington Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barnes ParkUrban park3.7 km→🏞️HERRINGTONCountry park800 m→🌱Herrington Country ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Barnes ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Elba ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Princess Anne ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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