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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.99671, -1.62054
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 463m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 463m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Bristly Oxtongue, Ragweed +88 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Bristly Oxtongue, Ragweed +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hawkweed, Common Chickweed +5 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
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Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Photos Cattle on Dukes Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Wildlife to spot
51,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Ivy-leaved Speedwell +7
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis False Oxlip Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,448 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Ivy-leaved Speedwell +7
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis False Oxlip Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis