Northumberland Golf Course 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
55.03454, -1.61869
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Amphibious Bistort, Common Orache +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +133 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Angel's Way Walking route ▾
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Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
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Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton Burn Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
87,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 87,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +32
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Water Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Tree Bumblebee Ramsons · Daffodil · Bluebell · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell +8
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Millet Milium effusum Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 87,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +32
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Water Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Tree Bumblebee Ramsons · Daffodil · Bluebell · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell +8
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Millet Milium effusum Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus hypnorum
Bombus hypnorum
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
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