The Heaps Country Park
162 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome162 ha
Getting here
54.85177, -1.85425
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 354m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 354m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Woodruff, Purple Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 14
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Consett Steel and SwordsWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Consett Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Shotley Grove to Allensfordpublic footpath · 335 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 335 mPath type: footway
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (7)National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Photos
View from the top of the escarpment
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Wildlife to spot
8,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,959 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hayhurstia atriplicis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Rosebay Willowherb · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian · Bluebell +68
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,959 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hayhurstia atriplicis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hayhurstia atriplicisHayhurstia atriplicis
Rosebay Willowherb · Purple Toadflax · Fox-and-cubs · Red Valerian · Bluebell +68
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas