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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.96416, -1.83057
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Carder Bee +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 141Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 141Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
Photos
Traffic calming on Eastwoods Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
26,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +42
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Mole
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Common Hemp-nettle
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +42
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Mole
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Common Hemp-nettle
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Events & activities nearby
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