Church of St Mary Magdalene
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › North Tyneside Getting here
55.01231, -1.59043
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bistro Delight — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bistro Delight — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: city Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 8 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 ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Church of St Mary Magdalen, Longbenton
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 5d7b4ca1-f1dd-4b2a-8fb2-0530de763181
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
86,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 86,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch +33
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Pochard Aythya ferina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Ramsons · Daffodil · Wood Millet · Bluebell · Heath Speedwell +10
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Wood Millet Milium effusum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 86,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch +33
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Pochard Aythya ferina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Ramsons · Daffodil · Wood Millet · Bluebell · Heath Speedwell +10
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Wood Millet Milium effusum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa 