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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
54.84499, -1.97617
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 67m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 67m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Lapwing +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Lapwing +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Selfheal, Lesser Skullcap +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Birch Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lead Mining Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Way of Light Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Limerick Lane public footpath · 305 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 305 m Path type: track
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C2C Cycling route ▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named route Ref C2C Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 24 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 24 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 11.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea route Mountain bike route ▾
The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines
Named route Ref C2C Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Edmondbyers Village Hall, The Closes, DH8
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Wildlife to spot
8,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew +40
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Birch Shieldbug · Pinalitus cervinus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Marsh Thistle · Selfheal · Lesser Skullcap · Tormentil · Compact Rush +49
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor Tormentil Potentilla erecta Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Soft-rush Juncus effusus Toad Rush Juncus bufonius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Curlew +40
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Birch Shieldbug · Pinalitus cervinus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +1
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Marsh Thistle · Selfheal · Lesser Skullcap · Tormentil · Compact Rush +49
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor Tormentil Potentilla erecta Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Soft-rush Juncus effusus Toad Rush Juncus bufonius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Dioecious Sedge Carex dioica
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Lesser Twayblade Neottia cordata
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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