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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.80192, -1.66707
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 251m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 251m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Common Hawker +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bush Vetch, Cornflower +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 14
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km▾
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Battle of Neville's CrossWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Way of LightWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - Walridge FellWalking route▾
Named routeRef 5Round tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - BearparkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Satley LoopCycling route30 km▾
Named routeRef CDN1Length 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,928 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Wren +42
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cleavers · Ivy · White-stemmed Bramble · Garden Radish · White Mustard +6
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix2025
- White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus2025
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2025
- White MustardSinapis alba2025
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,928 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Wren +42
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cleavers · Ivy · White-stemmed Bramble · Garden Radish · White Mustard +6
- CleaversGalium aparine
- IvyHedera helix2025
- White-stemmed BrambleRubus cockburnianus2025
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2025
- White MustardSinapis alba2025
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Darter
Black Darter
Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025