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Oakenshaw Allotments

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.72958, -1.69151

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Goat's-beard, Pot Marigold +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Goat's-beard, Pot Marigold +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - BearparkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - Ushaw MoorWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 70Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 70Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 70Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stockley Lane west of Oakenshaw Farm

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stockley Lane west of Oakenshaw Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park4.6 km→✦BRANCEPETH CASTLEHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Glenholme ParkUrban park4 km→✦Brancepeth CastleHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Glenholme ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Whitworth Hall Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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