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55.05108, -1.56885
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Couch, Common Field-speedwell, Hoary Willowherb +260 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Couch, Common Field-speedwell, Hoary Willowherb +260 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel +28 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map The Angel's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map Valley line Cycling route ▾
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Show on map East line Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Nelson line Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton Burn Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route Link Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route C - Backworth Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,199 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,199 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Winter-cress · Autumn Hawkbit · Creeping Bent · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +38
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,199 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Coot · Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Winter-cress · Autumn Hawkbit · Creeping Bent · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Small-flowered Crane's-bill +38
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Hazel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Bay Willow Salix pentandra
Bay Willow Salix pentandra
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus
Silky-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericea
Silky-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericea
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea 