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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.81273, -1.45689
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Swallow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Swallow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Little Ringed Plover +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Little Ringed Plover +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Aphrophora alni, Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Wood Avens, Bittersweet +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heron routeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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