Monkton Community Woodland
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › South Tyneside Getting here
54.95829, -1.51088
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Daisy, Broom +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gorse, Daisy, Broom +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Spotted Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7 Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harton Branch Route Mountain bike route ▾
Marsden Quarry Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +2
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip · Early Dog-violet +1
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +2
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip · Early Dog-violet +1
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
