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54.97515, -1.62839

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Eat@Urban — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Eat@Urban — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage TrailsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Coast Road cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +26

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects25 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Stinking Hellebore

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +26

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects25 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Stinking Hellebore

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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