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Whitemoor Allotments

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.69811, -1.58290

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Deer Shield, Hairy Curtain Crust +35 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Deer Shield, Hairy Curtain Crust +35 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Bindweed, Rosebay Willowherb +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Bindweed, Rosebay Willowherb +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, White Dead-nettle, Bilberry +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Riverside TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 70Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The "Clarence Railway" at Spennymoor

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The "Clarence Railway" at Spennymoor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park3.3 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦CROXDALE HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Tudhoe MoorUrban park500 m→🌱Victoria Jubilee ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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