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54.61005, -1.59427
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Glaucous Sedge, Purple-loosestrife +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Glaucous Sedge, Purple-loosestrife +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet +4 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locomotion & Historic Shildon Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brafferton & Newton Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
Show on map Locomotion Way Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 725 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rabbit · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Cream-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Eupeodes corollae · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +10
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Valenzuela flavidus Cowslip · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rowan · Purple-loosestrife · Glaucous Sedge +16
Cowslip Primula veris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Red Clover Trifolium pratense Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rabbit · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Cream-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Eupeodes corollae · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +10
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Valenzuela flavidus Cowslip · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rowan · Purple-loosestrife · Glaucous Sedge +16
Cowslip Primula veris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Red Clover Trifolium pratense Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Potato Flea Beetle Psylliodes affinis
Potato Flea Beetle Psylliodes affinis
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
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