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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North East › South Tyneside Getting here
54.97072, -1.49914
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7 Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
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 Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Angel Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harton Branch Route Mountain bike route ▾
Marsden Quarry Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,827 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +40
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Syrphus Syrphus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip · Common Toadflax · Field Bindweed +6
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,827 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +40
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Syrphus Syrphus Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip · Common Toadflax · Field Bindweed +6
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Greater Spearwort
Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus lingua
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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