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The Green

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.70875, -1.31658

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 81m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Blue Tit, Pheasant +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Blue Tit, Pheasant +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Sedge, Common Cottongrass, Bog Stitchwort +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Sedge, Common Cottongrass, Bog Stitchwort +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flame Shield · last seen 2025; Fungi — Flame Shield · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route
Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal 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
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hartlepool Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Summerhill Country ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named routeRef BMX
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A19 southbound

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A19 southbound

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✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱The CommonUrban park2.1 km→💧Hurworth Burn ReservoirReservoir3.5 km→

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