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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.78363, -1.32331

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane, Meadow Crane's-bill, Rosebay Willowherb +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Fleabane, Meadow Crane's-bill, Rosebay Willowherb +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Durham Coastal Pathpublic footpath · 959 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 959 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

30 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

Photos

Bridge Under Railway. Horden Dene

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridge Under Railway. Horden Dene

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Wood House ParkUrban park3.2 km→🦉EASINGTONNature reserve900 m→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park4.1 km→🦉NOSES POINTNature reserve4.2 km→

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