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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.68752, -1.61431

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Tear Dropper, Buellia griseovirens, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +35 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Tear Dropper, Buellia griseovirens, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +35 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +28 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Rose, Broom, Mexican Aster +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Rose, Broom, Mexican Aster +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - Spennymoor and Byers GreenWalking route
Named routeRef 14Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 715Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 715Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South View, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South View, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor

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🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park2.6 km→🌱Auckland ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🏞️WINDLESTONE HALLCountry park4.4 km→

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