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Town Moor

9 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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54.90730, -1.36574

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Overspill car park 167m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Overspill car park 167m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Field-speedwell, Common Dog-violet +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Common Field-speedwell, Common Dog-violet +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Bede's WayWalking route19 km

Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow

Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route55 m

Named routeRef 1Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 7Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

30,924 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,924 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major
RedshankTringa totanus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

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Plants5 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Common Field-speedwell · Common Dog-violet · Cherry Laurel · Daisy

DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,924 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
EiderSomateria mollissima
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major
RedshankTringa totanus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Common Field-speedwell · Common Dog-violet · Cherry Laurel · Daisy

DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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