Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha
Getting here
54.76585, -1.89940
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
- 🌿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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
- 🌿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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Bedstraw, White Clover, Great Wood-rush +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
〰Waterside walks
Strong match
parking, toilets; Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3)Walking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wolsingham Family WalkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 629 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 629 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Leazes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 19 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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