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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.96718, -1.64122
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Wild Teasel, Herb-Robert +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Maple, Wild Teasel, Herb-Robert +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
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
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Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,619 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stinking Hellebore
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,619 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stinking Hellebore
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 