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Rickleton Park

12 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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54.87856, -1.54623

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km

Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Great Lumley Village LoopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Heritage 100 - Walridge FellWalking route

Named routeRef 5Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Beamish LoopCycling route11 km

Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Station to Riverside GroundCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Team Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

70,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Lapwing · Mallard +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

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Insects4 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil

SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Lapwing · Mallard +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil

SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flats and shops at centre of Rickleton

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