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Places › England › North East › Sunderland Getting here
54.89576, -1.43434
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Snack Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Snack Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ 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, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 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 116 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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 247 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,887 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina White Dead-nettle
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,887 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina White Dead-nettle
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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