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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.15101, -1.95974
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Xylota segnis, Marmalade Hoverfly +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Yorkshire-fog, Giant Fescue +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington Walking route 10 km ▾
Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wallington Farms Walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
This gently undulating circular walk takes you through woodland, grassy fields & across two of Wallington's estate farms – Broom House and Prior Hall. Varied terrain with uneven ground which can become muddy in places. Dogs on leads during nesting season.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wallington Pine Marten Trail Walking route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Length 2.3 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map River Walk at Wallington Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Take a tranquil walk along the banks of the River Wansbeck, crossing bridges & stepping stones, it's the perfect spot for a stroll. Explore the woods & see what wildlife you can find on this riverside walk. Relatively flat circular with a few inclines.
Named route Length 4.2 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos Entrance to the ice house in West Wood, Wallington Hall
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Wildlife to spot
7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Xylota segnis · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +34
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine · Wood Speedwell · Yorkshire-fog · Perennial Rye-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +21
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Tall Fescue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +33
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Xylota segnis · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +34
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine · Wood Speedwell · Yorkshire-fog · Perennial Rye-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +21
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Tall Fescue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Schedonorus arundinaceus
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
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