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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › County Durham Getting here
54.71279, -1.73872
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Swift, Little Egret +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Swift, Little Egret +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Rosebay Willowherb +178 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Rosebay Willowherb +178 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Sorrel, Ramsons +25 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Willow Bracket, Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2016; Fungi — Willow Bracket, Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Way of Life - Gainford to Escomb Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 715 Cycling route ▾
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
Named route Ref 715 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 55 m ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 55 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 588 m ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 588 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 70 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath leading to houses - Crook
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Wildlife to spot
7,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Little Egret · Swift · Wigeon +19
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Swift Apus apus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Adder
🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Red-tailed Bumblebee +15
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Sweet Cicely · Lords-and-Ladies +22
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024 Weld Reseda luteola2023 Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2023 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldeneye · Barn Owl · Little Egret · Swift · Wigeon +19
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Swift Apus apus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Adder
🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Red-tailed Bumblebee +15
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bush Vetch · Weld · Sweet Cicely · Lords-and-Ladies +22
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024 Weld Reseda luteola2023 Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2023 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum2021
Bombus pascuorum2021
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2021
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021 Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2023
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2023
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2021
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2021
Ramsons Allium ursinum2021
Ramsons Allium ursinum2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum2021
Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2020
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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