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Draughts' Garden

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Bewicks Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Bewicks Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

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12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 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

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Norway Maple, Garlic Mustard, Hart's-Tongue +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Norway Maple, Garlic Mustard, Hart's-Tongue +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

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Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

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Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route

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Heritage Trails: WallWalking route

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Cycling

158 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

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Cycle Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Angel CyclewayCycling route

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Wildlife to spot

18,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard +63

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Insects23 species

spring

2025

Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 14-spot Ladybird +18

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

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Plants47 species

summer

2026

Garlic Mustard · Norway Maple · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Maidenhair Spleenwort +42

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
WeldReseda luteola2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard +63

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2025

Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 14-spot Ladybird +18

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

🌿

Plants47 species

summer

2026

Garlic Mustard · Norway Maple · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Maidenhair Spleenwort +42

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
WeldReseda luteola2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Anthony Foster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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