Derwent Walk Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.94010, -1.72557
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Thornley Woodlands Centre Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Thornley Woodlands Centre Cafe — 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· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 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 Hedley Hall Wood Blue Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (14) / (141) / (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Powerline Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
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
141,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 141,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Radish · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Oat · Common Field-speedwell +15
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Dandelion Taraxacum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Oat Avena sativa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 141,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Radish · Dandelion · Scentless Mayweed · Oat · Common Field-speedwell +15
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Dandelion Taraxacum Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Oat Avena sativa Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Daisy Bellis perennis
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