Shanks Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.93235, -1.62859
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Geranium pratense
Geranium pratense
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Two-flowered Everlasting-pea Lathyrus grandiflorus
Two-flowered Everlasting-pea Lathyrus grandiflorus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata 