The Farquhar Deuchar Park
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
55.16238, -1.68629
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Short Stay 211m away — 7 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Short Stay 211m away — 7 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bearded Couch, Common Couch, Cock's-foot +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 155Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route646 m▾
Named routeRef 155Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 155Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 155Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route436 m▾
Named routeRef 155Length 436 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 155Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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The Farquhar Deuchar Park, Morpeth
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
39,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Wild Onion · Barren Strawberry +24
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Wild Onion · Barren Strawberry +24
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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