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Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 351m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brimstone Moth, 22-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brimstone Moth, 22-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Twayblade, Common Spotted-orchid, Tufted Vetch +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Twayblade, Common Spotted-orchid, Tufted Vetch +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Way of Love

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cassop Vale circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Way of LoveWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Crowtrees Heritage Walk (Red)Walking route

One of three heritage trails, but Green and Blue trails are very fragmentary on OSM.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route228 m
Named routeRef 1Length 228 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 1Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Northside Terrace, Trimdon Grange

Northside Terrace, Trimdon Grange

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