South Hetton Welfare Park
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.79901, -1.40083
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Peacock, Dark-edged Bee-fly +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet, False Fox-sedge +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
H100 - ShadforthWalking route▾
Named routeRef 9Round tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Abbeydale Gardenspublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Convenience store and post office, South Hetton
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Wildlife to spot
3,848 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,848 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Pochard
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
Purple-loosestrife · Compact Rush · Rowan · Salad Burnet · False Fox-sedge +188
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- WeldReseda luteola
- Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,848 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Pochard
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
Purple-loosestrife · Compact Rush · Rowan · Salad Burnet · False Fox-sedge +188
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- WeldReseda luteola
- Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas