Shotley Bridge Station Picnic Area
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.87584, -1.84123
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Peacock +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Valerian, Oxeye Daisy, Beech +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 14
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
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Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Beech · Holly · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian +79
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,354 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Beech · Holly · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian +79
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas