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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97403, -1.67145
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rowan, Beech, Hogweed +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +232 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +232 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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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 Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Benwell Towers, a glimpse over the wall from Benwell Lane
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Wildlife to spot
19,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Robin +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +2
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Rusty Willow · Goat Willow · Rowan · Hawkweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine +2
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Goat Willow Salix caprea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Hawkweed Hieracium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Rosa canina Rosa canina Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Robin +34
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +2
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Rusty Willow · Goat Willow · Rowan · Hawkweed · Broad-leaved Helleborine +2
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Goat Willow Salix caprea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Hawkweed Hieracium Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Rosa canina Rosa canina Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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