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Paddock Wood

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55.17549, -1.53554

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Willow Tit, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +126 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Willow Tit, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +126 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 155Cycling route

Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeLength 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 1Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

16,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pink-footed Goose · Golden Plover · Willow Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +70

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pink-footed Goose · Golden Plover · Willow Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +70

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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