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St Paul's Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.69580, -1.60887

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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
  • ☕Kaye's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 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 +35 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Tear Dropper, Buellia griseovirens, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +35 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Fescue, Sanicle, Enchanter's-nightshade +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Fescue, Sanicle, Enchanter's-nightshade +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

18 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

6 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 Church, Spennymoor

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Paul's Church, Spennymoor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park2 km→🌱Auckland ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site4.5 km→✦BRANCEPETH CASTLEHistoric site4.6 km→

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