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54.91143, -1.44777
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Avocet, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Guelder-rose, Bee Orchid, Wood Sage +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Guelder-rose, Bee Orchid, Wood Sage +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Elder, Flowering Currant
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7 Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km 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 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pelaw Metro route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harton Branch Route Mountain bike route ▾
Marsden Quarry Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Avocet · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Water Rail · Teal +22
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Green Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +3
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Sage · Guelder-rose · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,387 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Avocet · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Water Rail · Teal +22
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Green Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +3
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Sage · Guelder-rose · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Daisy
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 