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St Pauls Allotments

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.69750, -1.61214

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Woodruff, Devil's-bit Scabious, Cleavers +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Woodruff, Devil's-bit Scabious, Cleavers +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Banded Demoiselle +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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

19 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 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
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wallington Courtbyway open to all traffic · 12 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 12 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Paul's Gardens Spennymoor

📷 peter robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Paul's Gardens Spennymoor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park1.7 km→🌱Auckland ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦BRANCEPETH CASTLEHistoric site4.3 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site4.5 km→

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