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The Green

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.71897, -1.34305

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Yorkshire-fog, Marsh-marigold +80 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Yorkshire-fog, Marsh-marigold +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Amphibious Bistort +11 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

36 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
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
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Village Green

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE CASTLE, CASTLE EDENHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Wood House ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The CommonUrban park200 m→💧Hurworth Burn ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→💧Hurworth Burn ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→

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