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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.04808, -1.44757
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Valerie's Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Valerie's Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
12 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +99 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +99 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stride out walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Percy Main Metro routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Whitley Bay War Memorial and Spanish City Dome
Photos
Whitley Bay War Memorial and Spanish City Dome
Facilities
☕Café
Valerie's Tea Room · 36m
🅿️Parking
Spanish City Car Park · Paid · 153m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
52,267 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
52,267 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Starling · Carrion Crow
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Weasel · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
🐝Insects25 species
summerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Sea Plantain · Common Mallow · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Rose · Thrift
+71 more speciesHide species list
All 76 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
52,267 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Starling · Carrion Crow
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Weasel · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
🐝Insects25 species
summerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Sea Plantain · Common Mallow · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Rose · Thrift
+71 more speciesHide species list
All 76 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Groundsel
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris
Wood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusHedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscanaHedge VeronicaVeronica elliptica x speciosa = V. x franciscanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSea CampionSilene unifloraSea CampionSilene unifloraHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensSilver RagwortJacobaea maritimaSilver RagwortJacobaea maritimaDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataSea PearlwortSagina maritimaSea PearlwortSagina maritimaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisNigerGuizotia abyssinicaNigerGuizotia abyssinicaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMichaelmas-DaisyAsterMichaelmas-DaisyAsterCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAnnual PearlwortSagina apetalaAnnual PearlwortSagina apetalaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaEvents & activities nearby
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