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St Catherine's Church

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 288m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 288m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Broom, Herb-Robert, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broom, Herb-Robert, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Heritage 100 - Ushaw Moor

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km

Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Jubilee WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Battle of Neville's CrossWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km

Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

61 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

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winterautumn

2026

Blackbird · Pheasant · Redwing · Robin · Song Thrush +12

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winterautumn

2026

Blackbird · Pheasant · Redwing · Robin · Song Thrush +12

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
OtterLutra lutra2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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