Summerhill Country Park and Visitor Centre

03/09/2026

Yesterday morning the volunteers raked the wild flower meadow. This is important after cutting as it removes the nutrient-rich clippings. This reduces soil fertility so wildflowers can thrive over grasses in future years. In the afternoon they did a litter pick in some of the harder to reach areas. As always they did a great job :)

03/09/2026

Hello September! 🍁🍂
I love this time of year up at Summerhill it looks so beautiful and I love the flavours of autumn as well, so we’ll be bringing back soups from today! And look out for our autumn bakes soon

Open 10-3pm see you soon ☺️

27/08/2026

Did someone mention the African Queen?

27/08/2026

This Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August, Summerhill Visitor Centre will be open for Daisy & Bea's Café only. Please note that the reception will be closed.

☕ Daisy & Bea's Café Opening Hours:
10:00am - 4:00pm

We hope everyone has a lovely Bank Holiday!🌞

19/08/2026

The volunteers have fitted the replacement gate at the back of the boulders today, this afternoon was spent hiding in the woodlands to dodge the heavy showers!

19/08/2026

Thank you Olly 💚

💚 A big shout-out to young Olly and his family for helping make Summerhill cleaner and safer!

🙌 Last month, they joined Summerhill staff and volunteers for a community litter pick, collecting glass bottles, plastic bottles, cigarette ends and even a burnt metal sign.

🦔 Olly was especially keen to protect local wildlife, making sure any creatures found were safely returned to their habitat.

👏 A huge thank you to Olly and all our community litter pickers. Your efforts help keep our communities clean, protect wildlife and reduce fuel for deliberate fires.

12/08/2026

Using the trees to provide a bit of shade whilst we attack more brambles.

06/08/2026

Our volunteers giving us a hand setting up for yesterday afternoon's Play Day event.
Big THANK YOU.

05/08/2026

Many thanks to everyone who came to National Play Day. We had a great day. Thank you to Hartlepool Sport who provided the outdoor activities, Cleveland Fire Brigade UK, BloomInArt, CLIP, West Rugby Club, Hartlepool Wadokai, Kari On Dancing, Huskies Basketball, Kalma Yoga, Active Hartlepool, HBC Fostering Team, TCV North East, Action Deafness, Hartlepool Community Hubs. You are all amazing!