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Former Hawthorn Leslie Co Shipyard

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.98152, -1.52582

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Barren Brome, Curled Dock, Garlic Mustard +323 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Curled Dock, Garlic Mustard +323 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Rowan +33 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stride out walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bede's WayWalking route19 km

Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow

Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

163 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hawthorn Leslie

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawthorn Leslie

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🌱Heaton ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Carr-Ellison ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Walker ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱St Johns GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Jesmond DeneUrban park4.7 km→

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