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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.78870, -1.34190

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Clover, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Thistle +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Thistle +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Rough Hawkbit, Elder +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holmehill Lane Allotments

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holmehill Lane Allotments

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Wood House ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉EASINGTONNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉NOSES POINTNature reserve3.9 km→🌱South Hetton Welfare ParkUrban park4 km→

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