Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.71530, -1.74399
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swift
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffee to Envy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Swift
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffee to Envy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Swift, Little Egret +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +17 more · last seen 2023
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Rosebay Willowherb +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
H100 - Esh Winning and WaterhousesWalking route▾
Named routeRef 16Round tripLocal walking route
27 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
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
St Catherine's Church, Crook
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,029 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,029 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldeneye · Barn Owl · Swift · Little Egret · Wigeon +26
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Adder
🐝Insects20 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Wall-rue +14
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,029 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldeneye · Barn Owl · Swift · Little Egret · Wigeon +26
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2019
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Adder
🐝Insects20 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Wall-rue +14
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io201910-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Events & activities nearby
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