Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.77085, -1.57799
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Undercroft restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Undercroft restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: WATER GATE
Free
Mammals — Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Red Fox +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Snowdrop, Ivy +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby · 71 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km▾
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Blind Lanepublic footpath · 256 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mPath type: footway
Clay Lanepublic footpath · 130 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
School Lanepublic footpath · 135 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
49,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
49,310 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch +31
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Otter · Stoat · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Larch Ladybird
🌿Plants49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop · Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Lesser Celandine +44
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
49,310 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch +31
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Otter · Stoat · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Larch Ladybird
🌿Plants49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop · Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Lesser Celandine +44
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata2025
Aphidecta obliterata2025
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaYewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025FigFicus carica2025FigFicus carica2025Events & activities nearby
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