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Places › England › North East › Sunderland Getting here
54.89774, -1.43402
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents Walking route ▾
Named route Ref England Coast Path National walking route
Show on map Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Bede's Way Walking route 19 km ▾
Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow
Named route Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Tees to Tyne Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 217 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 217 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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28,227 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,227 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Wood Sage
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,227 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Wood Sage
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 