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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
54.98316, -1.58642
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺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
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
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147 signed routes nearby
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Route 14Cycling route▾
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Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
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Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
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4 signed routes nearby
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Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route▾
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Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route▾
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Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route▾
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
53,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Kingfisher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard +21
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum +14
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- White Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Kingfisher · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard +21
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Cherry Plum +14
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- White Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaMelangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalmaEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisLamium album
Lamium album
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiGalanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentineiColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEvents & activities nearby
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