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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97831, -1.59452
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Ernest — 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 ☕ Ernest — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Trailing Bellflower +77 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle, Trailing Bellflower +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
60,848 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,848 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Red Dead-nettle +14
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,848 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Red Dead-nettle +14
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus 