Broadleaved woodland near Bill Quay
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.95289, -1.52869
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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 230m 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 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £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 km6 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
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
170 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
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 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
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +10
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Cheilosia illustrata
Elder · Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus · Greater Sea-spurrey · Common Couch · Common Saltmarsh-grass +60
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculusElymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus
- Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +10
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Cheilosia illustrata
Elder · Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus · Greater Sea-spurrey · Common Couch · Common Saltmarsh-grass +60
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculusElymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus
- Greater Sea-spurreySpergularia media
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusPerennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifoliaPerennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifoliaRed-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaRed-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.PineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumEastern RocketSisymbrium orientaleEastern RocketSisymbrium orientaleCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.ColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoides