Killingworth Lakeside Park
28 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
55.03271, -1.57570
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Ramsons, Wood Millet +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Peddies Lanebridleway · 58 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 58 mPath type: unclassified
Peddies Lanebridleway · 177 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 177 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Footpath, Killingworth Lakeside Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
77,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
77,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Nuthatch · Coot · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher +35
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Pine Ladybird +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Ramsons · Daffodil · Bluebell · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell +6
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
77,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Nuthatch · Coot · Chaffinch · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher +35
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Pine Ladybird +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Ramsons · Daffodil · Bluebell · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell +6
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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