Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.95667, -1.85898
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 141Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route929 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 929 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,749 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects59 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata · Eristalis tenax +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Montbretia · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,749 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects59 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata · Eristalis tenax +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Montbretia · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2025Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Events & activities nearby
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