Hetton Park ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › North East › Sunderland Getting here
54.82899, -1.46418
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Mallard, Lapwing, Bullfinch +68 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Coltsfoot, Gorse +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cuddy's Corse Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Red Clover Leaf Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dragonfly route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shrew route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Seaham alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Muddy path through Hetton Park
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Wildlife to spot
15,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Coot +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Magpie Pica pica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Eider Somateria mollissima Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Gorse · Meadowsweet · Ramsons · Blackthorn · Coltsfoot +3
Gorse Ulex europaeus Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Honesty Lunaria annua2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Coot +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Magpie Pica pica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Eider Somateria mollissima Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Gorse · Meadowsweet · Ramsons · Blackthorn · Coltsfoot +3
Gorse Ulex europaeus Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Honesty Lunaria annua2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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