Oliver Henderson Park
18 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
54.94173, -1.54046
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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 Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
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Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route▾
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Heritage Trails: WallWalking route▾
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Heritage Trails: cityWalking route▾
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144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
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Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
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Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
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Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
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Photos
Wardley Wombles flower bed
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +25
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green Shieldbug · Eristalinus sepulchralis · Water Ladybird
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Rowan +42
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Field Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +25
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green Shieldbug · Eristalinus sepulchralis · Water Ladybird
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Rowan +42
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Field Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense
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