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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Tern and Dipper
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Tern and Dipper
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Tern, Dipper, Peregrine +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Little Tern, Dipper, Peregrine +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Hoof Fungus, Dryad's Saddle +81 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Sedge, Common Spotted-orchid, Broad Buckler-fern +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BMX
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,836 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Long-eared Owl · Hobby +45
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Flame Shield
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Bog Stitchwort · Velvet Bent · Broad Buckler-fern +54
- White SedgeCarex canescens
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,836 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Long-eared Owl · Hobby +45
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Flame Shield
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus
🌿Plants59 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Bog Stitchwort · Velvet Bent · Broad Buckler-fern +54
- White SedgeCarex canescens
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Velvet BentAgrostis canina
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough Chervil
Rough Chervil
Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSpear MintMentha spicataSpear MintMentha spicataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususScots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024