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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.98953, -1.56791
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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Spear-leaved Orache, Rowan +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Syrphus torvus, Eristalis tenax +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Syrphus torvus, Eristalis tenax +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Millet, Fat-hen +185 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Millet, Fat-hen +185 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Photos Playing field, Iris Brickfield Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Wildlife to spot
32,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Cream-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sticky Mouse-ear +5
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Cream-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sticky Mouse-ear +5
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
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