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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
54.97810, -1.79121
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mallard
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mallard
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +65 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus, Large Bindweed +38 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 390m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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