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55.05025, -1.45007
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Black-headed Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Black-headed Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Rose, Thrift, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Rose, Thrift, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 The Angel's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map Percy Main Metro route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route C - Backworth Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
46,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Grey Heron +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Puffin Fratercula arctica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goosander Mergus merganser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Grey Heron +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Puffin Fratercula arctica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goosander Mergus merganser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis 