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New Herrington Recreational Park

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.86770, -1.47238

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Canada Goose
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowberry, Common Reed, Blackthorn +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowberry, Common Reed, Blackthorn +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 7Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route247 m
Named routeRef 7Length 247 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road junction, New Herrington

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road junction, New Herrington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Herrington Country ParkUrban park800 m→🏞️HERRINGTONCountry park900 m→🌱Elba ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱The Princess Anne ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦LAMBTON CASTLEHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Barnes ParkUrban park5 km→

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