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54.84211, -1.47207
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Bullfinch, Kingfisher +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Bullfinch, Kingfisher +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Ribwort Plantain, White Dead-nettle +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Ribwort Plantain, White Dead-nettle +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cuddy's Corse Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Red Clover Leaf Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Seaham alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
52,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Grey Heron · Greenfinch · Mallard · Blue Tit +39
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Meadowsweet · Red Dead-nettle · Snowdrop +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Bullfinch · Grey Heron · Greenfinch · Mallard · Blue Tit +39
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Blackthorn · Meadowsweet · Red Dead-nettle · Snowdrop +5
Ramsons Allium ursinum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 2025
2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 