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West Park

4 ha

📷 Brian Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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54.86761, -1.44523

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 378m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 378m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Antherophagus pallens +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Antherophagus pallens +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Snowberry, Ramsons, Holly +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowberry, Ramsons, Holly +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Dragonfly routeWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Shrew routeWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 7Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Canada Goose +38

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

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Insects1 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Snowberry · Ramsons · Holly · Norway Maple

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Canada Goose +38

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Snowberry · Ramsons · Holly · Norway Maple

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Brian Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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