Sunderland Health and Racquets Club 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North East › Sunderland Getting here
54.86649, -1.42956
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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 on site — 14 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 on site — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Swift +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Swift +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Holly Blue +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Holly Blue +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Slender Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Harebell +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Harebell +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Raspberry, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Red Clover Leaf Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dragonfly route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shrew route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Seaham alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 217 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 217 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Greater White-toothed Shrew
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Antherophagus pallens · Common Blue Damselfly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slender Speedwell · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +19
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Greater White-toothed Shrew
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Antherophagus pallens · Common Blue Damselfly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slender Speedwell · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +19
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2022
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2022
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2022
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2022
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022 Harebell
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula rotundifolia
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2024
Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Pheasant's-eye Daffodil Narcissus poeticus2024
Pheasant's-eye Daffodil Narcissus poeticus2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2022
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2022
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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