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Murton Colliery

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
✦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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
✦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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Yellowhammer +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Yellowhammer +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Painted Lady +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Painted Lady +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Elder, Harebell +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Elder, Harebell +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Wild Marjoram +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

74 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

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route282 m

Named routeRef 1Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Kestrel · Chaffinch · Eider · Moorhen · House Martin

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum

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Insects25 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Black-Kneed Apple Capsid · Cixius nervosus · Migrant Hawker · Coriomeris denticulatus +20

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Charagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhalii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis

🌿

Plants156 species

summer

2025

Purple-loosestrife · Elder · Wild Cherry · Honeysuckle · Opium Poppy +151

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild CherryPrunus avium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
RowanSorbus aucuparia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
WeldReseda luteola
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Quaking-grassBriza media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White PoplarPopulus alba
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
IvyHedera helix
Tree CotoneasterCotoneaster frigidus
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BulrushTypha latifolia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
CharlockSinapis arvensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Sorbus mougeotiiSorbus mougeotii
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
HemlockConium maculatum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AppleMalus domestica
HollyIlex aquifolium
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Philadelphus group 'Lemoinei Group'Philadelphus group 'Lemoinei Group'
TimothyPhleum pratense
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica
ChamaenerionChamaenerion
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Trifolium pratense var. pratenseTrifolium pratense var. pratense
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
BrambleRubus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Odontites vernus subsp. vernusOdontites vernus subsp. vernus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
European LarchLarix decidua
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
DandelionTaraxacum
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
CrocosmiaCrocosmia
HazelCorylus avellana
OsierSalix viminalis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Vinca major var. majorVinca major var. major
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Kestrel · Chaffinch · Eider · Moorhen · House Martin

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
EiderSomateria mollissima
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Black-Kneed Apple Capsid · Cixius nervosus · Migrant Hawker · Coriomeris denticulatus +20

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Charagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhalii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum
Trigonotylus ruficornisTrigonotylus ruficornis

🌿

Plants156 species

summer

2025

Purple-loosestrife · Elder · Wild Cherry · Honeysuckle · Opium Poppy +151

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild CherryPrunus avium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
RowanSorbus aucuparia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
WeldReseda luteola
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Quaking-grassBriza media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White PoplarPopulus alba
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
IvyHedera helix
Tree CotoneasterCotoneaster frigidus
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BulrushTypha latifolia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
CharlockSinapis arvensis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Sorbus mougeotiiSorbus mougeotii
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
HemlockConium maculatum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AppleMalus domestica
HollyIlex aquifolium
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Philadelphus group 'Lemoinei Group'Philadelphus group 'Lemoinei Group'
TimothyPhleum pratense
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica
ChamaenerionChamaenerion
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Trifolium pratense var. pratenseTrifolium pratense var. pratense
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
BrambleRubus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Odontites vernus subsp. vernusOdontites vernus subsp. vernus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
European LarchLarix decidua
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
DandelionTaraxacum
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
CrocosmiaCrocosmia
HazelCorylus avellana
OsierSalix viminalis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Vinca major var. majorVinca major var. major
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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