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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
54.98326, -1.75890
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Green Shieldbug +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6Walking route▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Church Dene footpathpublic footpath · 356 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 356 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (14) / (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (141) / (72)National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (72)National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blayney Rowrestricted byway · 32 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 32 mPath type: residential
Moore Courtrestricted byway · 116 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
19,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Mallard +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Hairy Shieldbug · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +7
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigraePemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae
Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Dewberry · Holly · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus +84
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- DewberryRubus caesius2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Mallard +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Hairy Shieldbug · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +7
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigraePemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae
Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Dewberry · Holly · Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus +84
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- DewberryRubus caesius2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis
Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciellaPoplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursariusPoplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursariusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorPerennial Sow-thistle
Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus arvensis2025
Sonchus arvensis2025
HawkweedHieracium2025HawkweedHieracium2025Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2025Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2025Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2025Common ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.BeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCrocusCrocusCrocusCrocusYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2025Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2025Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2025Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2025Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025Stone ParsleySison amomum2025Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2025Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Wild CeleryApium graveolens2025Wild CeleryApium graveolens2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2025Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2025Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2025Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum2025Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025