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Stanley Community Football Centre

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.86370, -1.70210

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Common Vetch, Broad-leaved Willowherb +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Knapweed, Common Vetch, Broad-leaved Willowherb +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Spear Mint, Meadowsweet, Blackthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

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Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - LanchesterWalking route
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Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hedley Hall Wood Blue TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route

Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
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Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Satley LoopCycling route30 km
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional 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

Photos

Supermarket and bowls centre, Stanley

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Supermarket and bowls centre, Stanley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Redman ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Oakey's ParkUrban park1.1 km→🦉TANFIELD LEA MARSHNature reserve2.1 km→🦉CHAPMAN'S WELLNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Annfield Plain ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱BeamishburnUrban park3.3 km→

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