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High Jobs Hill Allotments

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.70937, -1.72826

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Little Owl +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Little Owl +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Bush Vetch +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Bush Vetch +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Bracket, Blue Band Brittlegill, Polypore +1 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Oak Bracket, Blue Band Brittlegill, Polypore +1 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Beech, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & EtherleyWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 70Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 70Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 70Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snow blowing on to road at High Job's Hill

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow blowing on to road at High Job's Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Glenholme ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Glenholme ParkUrban park1.1 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→🌱Jubilee MeadowsUrban park3 km→🌱Newfield Millennium GreenUrban park3 km→

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