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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.67352, -1.28057
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 186m 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 — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Durham Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Way of LoveWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hartlepool Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Summerhill Country ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route362 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BMX
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The Green at Dalton Piercy
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +27
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2023▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants89 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Ragwort · Bittersweet · Cuckooflower · White Dead-nettle · Rosebay Willowherb +84
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +27
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2023▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants89 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Ragwort · Bittersweet · Cuckooflower · White Dead-nettle · Rosebay Willowherb +84
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea2024
Myathropa florea2024
2023
2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023AppleMalus2023AppleMalus2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2023Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2023Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Sweet VioletViola odorata2023Sweet VioletViola odorata2023CowslipPrimula veris2023CowslipPrimula veris2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2023Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023OsierSalix viminalis2022OsierSalix viminalis2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Common CouchElymus repens2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2022False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Events & activities nearby
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