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Places › England › North East › County Durham Getting here
54.76576, -1.32668
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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 Way of Love Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Peterlee to Haswell Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Pulicaria dysenterica
Pulicaria dysenterica
Sorbus austriaca Sorbus austriaca
Sorbus austriaca Sorbus austriaca
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Sorbus mougeotii Sorbus mougeotii
Sorbus mougeotii Sorbus mougeotii
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca
Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca Sorbus aria x aucuparia = S. x thuringiaca
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Medick Medicago sativa
Medick Medicago sativa
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Night-scented Stock Matthiola longipetala
Night-scented Stock Matthiola longipetala
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca 