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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
55.17970, -1.58265
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 104m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +156 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
52 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
Weather for this location
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Anatis ocellata
Anatis ocellata
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