Miner's Welfare Grounds
Getting here
54.79903, -1.40085
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet, False Fox-sedge +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet, False Fox-sedge +72 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Peacock, Dark-edged Bee-fly +57 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Peacock, Dark-edged Bee-fly +57 more · last seen 2024
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
H100 - ShadforthWalking route
Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route
Abbeydale Gardenspublic footpath · 65 m
🚴Cycling
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 14Cycling route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
🐴Horse riding
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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