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Cleasewell Hill Park

6 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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55.16479, -1.59940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +90 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +90 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Lords-and-Ladies, Himalayan Balsam +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 155Cycling route

Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeLength 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 1Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Reed Bunting +59

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Squirrel

SquirrelSciurus

🐝

Insects19 species

autumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Eyed Ladybird +14

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Reed Bunting +59

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Squirrel

SquirrelSciurus

🐝

Insects19 species

autumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Eyed Ladybird +14

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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