Old Wingate medieval village
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.73169, -1.41804
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Willow Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Willow Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Willow Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Willow Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Twayblade, Greater Knapweed, Common Butterwort +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
42 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 Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,710 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard · Grey Heron
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sericomyia silentis · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 14-spot Ladybird +2
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Scabious · Common Eyebright · Creeping Cinquefoil · Greater Knapweed · Tufted Vetch +126
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
- Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,710 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Mallard · Grey Heron
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sericomyia silentis · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 14-spot Ladybird +2
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Scabious · Common Eyebright · Creeping Cinquefoil · Greater Knapweed · Tufted Vetch +126
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
- Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaCommon Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopseaCommon Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopseaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusAutumn GentianGentianella amarellaAutumn GentianGentianella amarellaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareRoseRosaRoseRosaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBurnet RoseRosa spinosissimaBurnet RoseRosa spinosissimaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWinter-CressBarbareaWinter-CressBarbareaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorbaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusIndet. BellflowerCampanulaIndet. BellflowerCampanulaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusBrizaBrizaBrizaBrizaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium