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54.78770, -1.35117
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Broomrape, Common Poppy, Meadow Vetchling +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Broomrape, Common Poppy, Meadow Vetchling +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hieroglyphic Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hieroglyphic Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Red Currant, Barren Strawberry +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Durham Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Squirrel Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Yew Tree Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's Point Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 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 Peterlee to Shotton Colliery Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peterlee to NCR1 Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Local cycle route
Show on map Peterlee to Wingate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Conomelus anceps · Greater Horntail Wasp · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) +7
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Amblytylus nasutus Amblytylus nasutus 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Broomrape · Field Bindweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Poppy · Meadow Vetchling +10
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hieroglyphic Ladybird · Conomelus anceps · Greater Horntail Wasp · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) +7
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Amblytylus nasutus Amblytylus nasutus 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Broomrape · Field Bindweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Poppy · Meadow Vetchling +10
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui
Green Regal-sawfly Nematus alniastri2024
Green Regal-sawfly Nematus alniastri2024
Bergmann’s Willow Nematine Euura bergmanni2024
Bergmann’s Willow Nematine Euura bergmanni2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024 Common Field-speedwell
Common Field-speedwell
Veronica persica
Veronica persica
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024 