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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.98454, -1.61210
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Burds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Burds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
78,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pochard Aythya ferina Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bittern Botaurus stellaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Cream-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +15
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pochard Aythya ferina Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bittern Botaurus stellaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Cream-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +15
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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