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Welfare Park

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.78493, -1.32856

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Marsh Damselbug +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Marsh Damselbug +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Fleabane, Great Horsetail, Meadow Crane's-bill +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Fleabane, Great Horsetail, Meadow Crane's-bill +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Squirrel TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Yew Tree TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km

Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route

Peterlee to WingateCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peterlee to HaswellCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +54

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Agallia consobrina +32

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Hawthorn Shieldbug

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2026

Common Fleabane · Meadow Crane's-bill · Rosebay Willowherb · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +31

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Orange Whitebeam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +54

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Agallia consobrina +32

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
Hawthorn Shieldbug

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2026

Common Fleabane · Meadow Crane's-bill · Rosebay Willowherb · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +31

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Orange Whitebeam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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