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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
54.78318, -1.74012
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - Ushaw MoorWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - Esh Winning and WaterhousesWalking route▾
Named routeRef 16Round tripLocal walking route
Tow LawWalking route▾
Named routeRef 20Round tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - LanchesterWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route330 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 810 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 810 mPath type: track
Photos
Path through Steetley Hill Nature Reserve
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Meadowsweet · Centaurea nigra +27
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Bullfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Meadowsweet · Centaurea nigra +27
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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