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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.00005, -1.50108

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Wren, Mute Swan +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Wren, Mute Swan +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Couch, Cat's-ear +348 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Couch, Cat's-ear +348 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Ground-elder, Rowan +32 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stride out walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

160 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tynemouth Road

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Northumberland ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱North Marine ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱St Johns GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Carr-Ellison ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Walker ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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