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Sacred Heart Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Lily Beetle, Peacock, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Lily Beetle, Peacock, Green-veined White +11 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Hardwick Park & Bishop's FenWalking route

Named routeRef 7Round tripLocal walking route

H100 - Spennymoor and Byers GreenWalking route

Named routeRef 14Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Tree Sparrow · Jackdaw +11

BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Silverweed · Cow Parsley · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Bent +88

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BulrushTypha latifolia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
ElderSambucus nigra
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Curled DockRumex crispus
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CampionSilene dioica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
TimothyPhleum pratense
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Tree Sparrow · Jackdaw +11

BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Silverweed · Cow Parsley · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Bent +88

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BulrushTypha latifolia
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
ElderSambucus nigra
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Curled DockRumex crispus
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CampionSilene dioica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
TimothyPhleum pratense
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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