Barnes Park Extension 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › North East › Sunderland Getting here
54.89097, -1.42949
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Bede's Way Walking route 19 km ▾
Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow
Named route Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Seaham alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 217 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 217 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,793 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,793 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,793 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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