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West Park

📷 David Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.61822, -1.58596

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Rowan, Purple-loosestrife +55 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Rowan, Purple-loosestrife +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cantharis livida, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cantharis pellucida +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis livida, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cantharis pellucida +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Brafferton & Newton KettonWalking route

Named routeRef 3Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

9,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Gilletteella cooleyi

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Gilletteella cooleyiGilletteella cooleyi

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Rowan · Purple-loosestrife

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Gilletteella cooleyi

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Gilletteella cooleyiGilletteella cooleyi

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Rowan · Purple-loosestrife

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ducks on pond in West Park, Newton Aycliffe

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