Benwell Nature Park - Local Nature Reserve 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.96793, -1.66213
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +201 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Rowan +21 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,395 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Redshank +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,395 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Redshank +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 