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Blakelaw Park

18 ha

📷 Newbiggin Hall Scouts · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.99840, -1.66865

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 162m 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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Rough Meadow-grass +180 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Rough Meadow-grass +180 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Spear-leaved Orache, Hogweed +19 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Heritage Trails: cityWalking route

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Heritage TrailsWalking route

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Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route

Named routeLocal walking 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

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycle Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Robin · Herring Gull +25

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Robin · Herring Gull +25

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Newbiggin Hall Scouts · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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