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Benwell Sports Ground

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.97983, -1.63652

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 252m away — 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

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Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

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Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

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Heritage TrailsWalking route

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Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route

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Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Coast Road cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Angel CyclewayCycling route

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Wildlife to spot

48,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Blackbird +37

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,984 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Blackbird +37

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common ChickweedStellaria media

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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