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Greenside Millennium Green

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📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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54.95324, -1.78126

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Tea Junction — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Tea Junction — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cowslip, Garlic Mustard, Greater Stitchwort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Valley Views Trail, GibsideWalking route7 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 routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km

Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route

Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network

Keelman's WayCycling route

Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route257 m

Named routeRef 14Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

PowerlineMountain bike route4 km

Named routeLength 4 km

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Burnhills Lanebridleway · 1.1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Skylark +49

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker +11

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Caper Spurge · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Cowslip · Garlic Mustard · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +1

Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
CowslipPrimula veris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Skylark +49

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker +11

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Caper Spurge · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Cowslip · Garlic Mustard · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +1

Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
CowslipPrimula veris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View westwards along Greenside main street

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