Friarside Wood - Mixed woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.91199, -1.76007
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6 Walking route ▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lintz Green Lane public footpath · 159 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 159 m Path type: track
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tanfield Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 912 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 912 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 257 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 732 m ▾
Named route Ref 14 Length 732 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Powerline Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The edge of Friarside Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mandarin Duck · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyed Ladybird 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ivy · Snowdrop · Garlic Mustard · Red Clover · Ragweed +17
Ivy Hedera helix2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mandarin Duck · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyed Ladybird 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ivy · Snowdrop · Garlic Mustard · Red Clover · Ragweed +17
Ivy Hedera helix2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anatis ocellata
Anatis ocellata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes2025
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes2025
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2025
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2025
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2025
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2025 Epipactis helleborine2025
Epipactis helleborine2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Hybrid Birch Betula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2025
Hybrid Birch Betula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2025
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2025
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri2025
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri2025
Dryopteris borreri morph. robusta Dryopteris borreri morph. robusta2025
Dryopteris borreri morph. robusta Dryopteris borreri morph. robusta2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2025
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2025
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana2025
Garden Tulip Tulipa gesneriana2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025 