Cattyside Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.96584, -1.81920
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus, Selfheal, Snowdrop +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Mesembrina meridiana +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Mesembrina meridiana +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burnside Close Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local walking route
Show on map Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip 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 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (141) / (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map Keelman's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 141 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 73 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 141 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
23,517 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,517 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wood Duck Aix sponsa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +32
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Black-bindweed +2
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025 Common Hemp-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,517 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wood Duck Aix sponsa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +32
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Black-bindweed +2
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025 Common Hemp-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2025
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Dune Helleborine Epipactis dunensis2025
Dune Helleborine Epipactis dunensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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