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Kepier Hospital

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.78327, -1.56274

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Ivy +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Ivy +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km

Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jubilee WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Mayorswell Closepublic footpath · 84 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Ashwoodpublic footpath · 96 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Frankland Lanepublic footpath · 192 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 192 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Kenny Placebridleway · 35 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Kepier Lanebridleway · 419 m

This road says private but is the public footpath, unlike Orchard Drive

Public pathbridlewayLength 419 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Great Gatewaybridleway · 11 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

58,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Blue Tit +27

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

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

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants48 species

winterspring

2026

Daisy · Garlic Mustard · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Snowdrop +43

DaisyBellis perennis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HollyIlex aquifolium
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
IvyHedera helix
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
GorseUlex europaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
ButterburPetasites hybridus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HonestyLunaria annua
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HazelCorylus avellana
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Blue Tit +27

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

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

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants48 species

winterspring

2026

Daisy · Garlic Mustard · Spear Thistle · Hart's-Tongue · Snowdrop +43

DaisyBellis perennis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HollyIlex aquifolium
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
IvyHedera helix
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
GorseUlex europaeus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
ButterburPetasites hybridus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HonestyLunaria annua
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HazelCorylus avellana
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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