Springwell Community Memory Garden 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.93170, -1.56422
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Angel Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +13
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,587 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +13
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Marsh-marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 