Beschreibung
Herrington Country Park at Penshaw, near Sunderland, has lots of different well maintained walks, and has a wide variety of birds to observe. Many different species of birds can be observed on the several manmade ponds, with some great photographic opportunities. Birds include Bläßhuhn, Teichhuhn, Kanadagans, Graugans, Kiebitz, Zwergtaucher, Graureiher, Höckerschwan, several species of gulls, Turmfalke, Rohrammer, Buchfink, Stieglitz and Gimpel. You can walk up to Penshaw Monument to get fantastic views of the Northeast of England.
Details
Zugang
By road it is possible to go by car or cycle to the site on the A183, one mile from the A19. There is parking at Herrington Country Park. A number of buses stop at or near the base of Penshaw Hill, including the 2, 2A and 78.
Terrain und Habitat
See , Grasland, Wiesen , Schilfflächen , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , LandwirtschaftBedingungen
Hügelig , Offene Landschaft , Kein SchattenRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
Möglicherweise hilfreichGute Beobachtungszeit
GanzjährigBeste Beobachtungszeit
Winter , Sommer , Frühjahr , HerbstRoute
asphaltierte Straße , Normaler WegSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
DurchschnittlichErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , Fahrrad , Auto , RollstuhlBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
NeinZusätzliche Informationen
In the park you can walk around areas of open grassland and tree areas with the many lakes all perfectly positioned to view swans, cormorants, geese, ducks, gulls and a wide variety of birds. It has excellent access with viewing boardwalks on the edge of the lakes.
