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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌿139+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Meadow Foxtail and Common Vetch among those found
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Vetch, Feverfew +136 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Common Vetch, Feverfew +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Spear-leaved Orache, Autumn Hawkbit +8 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +16 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +16 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stride out walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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