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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97892, -1.62541
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
45,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +2
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +2
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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