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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.98422, -1.61444
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop, Oxford Ragwort +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop, Oxford Ragwort +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
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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
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Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
73,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +24
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Early Bumblebee Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +13
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +24
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Early Bumblebee Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum +13
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pratorum
Bombus pratorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Spear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
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
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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