Oakenshaw Wildlife Reserve
Oakenshaw Wildlife Reserve is a nature reserve in Greater Willington, County Durham, England. Oakenshaw Wildlife Reserve is situated nearby to the village Brancepeth, as well as near Willington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Parkside Academy and Willington, Oakenshaw, and Page Bank War Memorial Cross.
Parkside Academy
School
Parkside Academy, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, England. Parkside teaches a wide range of standard, and specialist curriculum subjects as well as a multitude of after school activities.
Willington, Oakenshaw, and Page Bank War Memorial Cross
Memorial
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitworth Hall Country Park
Park
Photo: Petershiltons, Public domain.
Whitworth Hall Country Park is a parkland based set in 73 acres 8 miles from Durham in England, which rests on the outskirts of the town of Spennymoor in County Durham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spennymoor and Willington.
Spennymoor
Photo: Oneill05 oneill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spennymoor is a town in County Durham, England. It’s about 7 miles from Durham City. It was a coalmining town during World War II and since the decline of that specific industry Spennymoor has developed into an industrial estate.
Willington
Village
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Willington is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Greater Willington, in County Durham and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. Willington stands in the foothills of the Pennines and near the River Wear close to Crook, Bishop Auckland and Durham.
Crook
Town
Photo: Walkerma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".
Oakenshaw Wildlife Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Greater Willington, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7285° or 54° 43′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.6821° or 1° 40′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6WP8H9+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 267877283OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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