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📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.86930, -1.40502

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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 Robin and Mute Swan
  • 🛝Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Lily Beetle +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Lily Beetle +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Lady's Bedstraw, Slender Speedwell +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Lady's Bedstraw, Slender Speedwell +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Sorrel, Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Durham Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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
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Cycling

118 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 Seaham alternativeCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 7Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burdon Road, Tunstall, Sunderland

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burdon Road, Tunstall, Sunderland

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🌱Barnes ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Mowbray ParkUrban park4 km→🏞️HERRINGTONCountry park4.4 km→🌱Herrington Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Barnes ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Backhouse ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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