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Temple Memorial Park

131 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome131 ha

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54.96670, -1.42384

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Temple Park Leisure Center Pay & Display 421m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Temple Park Leisure Center Pay & Display 421m away

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Starling, Goldfinch, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Starling, Goldfinch, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Lily Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Syrphus +44 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Meadow Buttercup, Ribwort Plantain, Great Burnet +106 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Stride out walkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Souter Lighthouse Ranger Run, Souter LighthouseWalking route2 km▾

A scenic run route around the former Whitburn Colliery, now home to grasslands, wildflowers & birds. This short but interesting & enjoyable run takes in a lap of Whitburn Coastal Park nature reserve. Paths are maintained but naturally uneven coast path.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:15-00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Souter Lighthouse Trail, Souter LighthouseWalking route2.6 km▾

This trail is an easy stroll for all the family on well-established footpaths following the coastal path. Start and finish your walk at Souter Lighthouse, in Sunderland, spotting wildlife along the way. Mostly easy walking across established footpaths.

Named routeLength 2.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Reivers' RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route▾

Named route

Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,164 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

5,164 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2018
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2018
GoosanderMergus merganser2018
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2017
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2017
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2016
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

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Amphibians6 species

springsummer

2023

Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

+1 more species

All 6 amphibians recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2020
Alpine Newt

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Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Lily Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Rosemary Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird

+42 more species

All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants109 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Ribwort Plantain · Great Burnet · White Clover · Red Clover

+104 more species

All 109 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,164 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2018
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2018
GoosanderMergus merganser2018
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2017
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2017
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2016
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

🐸

Amphibians6 species

springsummer

2023

Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

+1 more species

All 6 amphibians recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2020
Alpine Newt

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Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Lily Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Rosemary Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird

+42 more species

All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants109 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Ribwort Plantain · Great Burnet · White Clover · Red Clover

+104 more species

All 109 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Temple Memorial Park

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Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Temple Memorial Park

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Facilities

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Parking

Temple Park Leisure Center Pay & Display · Paid · 421m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌳Large woodland — room to roam

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bents ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱South Marine ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bents ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱South Marine ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱North Marine ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Robert Readhead ParkUrban park1.9 km→

Temple Memorial Park

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