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Wood Street and Durham Street Allotments

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.68571, -1.62335

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Japanese Rose, Bush Vetch +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Japanese Rose, Bush Vetch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lily Beetle, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2013; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
H100 - Spennymoor and Byers GreenWalking route
Named routeRef 14Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National 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 route47 m
Named routeRef 70Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 715Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castlegarth, South View, Spennymoor

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castlegarth, South View, Spennymoor

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🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park2.6 km→🌱Auckland ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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