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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.99789, -1.58395
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Millet +110 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Millet +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Spear-leaved Orache, Small Nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: city Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 146 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 Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 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 C - Backworth Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Coxlodge Waggonway bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Coxlodge Waggonway bridleway · 603 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 603 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Photos Shops, Benton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Wildlife to spot
50,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +22
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 Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Shoveler Spatula clypeata Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +22
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 Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
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