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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97804, -1.62351
Open directionsv Leazes Park is an urban park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Grade II listed, it is the city's oldest park, opened in 1873, and lies to the west of the city centre. The park contains a lake above the course of the Lort Burn.
Read more on Wikipedia → Urban park Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Horsetail, Feverfew, Lesser Sea-spurrey +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Horsetail, Feverfew, Lesser Sea-spurrey +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,127 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 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 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 · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +4
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 47,127 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 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 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 · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +21
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +4
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
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
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