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Our Lady and St Thomas Roman Catholic Church

14 ha

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Redleg Toughshank, Purple Brittlegill, Blistered Woodwax +74 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Redleg Toughshank, Purple Brittlegill, Blistered Woodwax +74 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Common Spotted-orchid, Selfheal +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Common Spotted-orchid, Selfheal +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

H100: CroxdaleWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

32 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

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Merlin

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MerlinFalco columbarius

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

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Plants57 species

winter

2025

Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Sorrel · Alder · Sycamore +52

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
AlderAlnus glutinosa
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
CleaversGalium aparine
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
YewTaxus baccata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
IvyHedera helix
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
ElderSambucus nigra
Rosa caninaRosa canina
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Rubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
BeechFagus sylvatica
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Merlin

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MerlinFalco columbarius

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants57 species

winter

2025

Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Sorrel · Alder · Sycamore +52

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
AlderAlnus glutinosa
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
CleaversGalium aparine
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
YewTaxus baccata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
IvyHedera helix
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
ElderSambucus nigra
Rosa caninaRosa canina
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Rubus dasyphyllusRubus dasyphyllus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
BeechFagus sylvatica
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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