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Seaham Town Park

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +117 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +117 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens, Meadow Crane's-bill +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens, Meadow Crane's-bill +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Durham Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 70Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route282 m

Named routeRef 1Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Meadow Crane's-bill · Daisy · Yarrow +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
AshFraxinus excelsior
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
White PoplarPopulus alba
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Meadow Crane's-bill · Daisy · Yarrow +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
AshFraxinus excelsior
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
White PoplarPopulus alba
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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