Broadleaved woodland near Hebburn Hall Ponds
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.95268, -1.50832
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 welcome
Deciduous 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 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route▾
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,467 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,467 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Herring Gull · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard +34
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Blackthorn · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,467 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Herring Gull · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard +34
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Blackthorn · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum