Grainger Park Boxing Club ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97837, -1.69524
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, White Dead-nettle, Rowan +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thale Cress, Sticky Mouse-ear, Bluebell +256 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus ribesii, Melanostoma scalare +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus ribesii, Melanostoma scalare +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6 Walking route ▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named route Regional walking route
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
17,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Curlew · Teal +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +8
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Curlew · Teal +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +8
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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