Dene Gardens Allotments
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.97737, -1.70657
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Little Connies Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Little Connies Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Beech, Common Sorrel +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thale Cress, Norway Maple, Barren Brome +285 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,956 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,956 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw · Redshank +34
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +8
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants7 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackthorn · Cleavers · Norway Maple · Herb-Robert · Common Nettle +2
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,956 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw · Redshank +34
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +8
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants7 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackthorn · Cleavers · Norway Maple · Herb-Robert · Common Nettle +2
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Cymbalaria muralis2025
Cymbalaria muralis2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025