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St Andrew's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Tear Dropper, Buellia griseovirens, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Tear Dropper, Buellia griseovirens, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Fescue, Sanicle, Hairy-brome +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Fescue, Sanicle, Hairy-brome +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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
Riverside TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National 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 route1.4 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 70Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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St Andrew's Church, Spennymoor

St Andrew's Church, Spennymoor

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