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Holm Hill Lane Allotments

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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
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Rosebay Willowherb, Hogweed +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Rosebay Willowherb, Hogweed +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Sand Leek +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Durham Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Squirrel TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Yew Tree TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km

Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route

Peterlee to WingateCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peterlee to HaswellCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Kestrel · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects51 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Agallia consobrina +46

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Lopus decolorLopus decolor
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Alder MandrelMonsoma pulveratum
Macrolophus pygmaeusMacrolophus pygmaeus
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus

🌿

Plants49 species

summer

2026

Meadow Crane's-bill · Ivy · Rosebay Willowherb · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +44

Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Kestrel · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects51 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Agallia consobrina +46

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Lopus decolorLopus decolor
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Alder MandrelMonsoma pulveratum
Macrolophus pygmaeusMacrolophus pygmaeus
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus

🌿

Plants49 species

summer

2026

Meadow Crane's-bill · Ivy · Rosebay Willowherb · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +44

Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Sand LeekAllium scorodoprasum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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