🦅Birds🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Elder, Spear-leaved Orache +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Gorse, Rowan +255 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Gorse, Rowan +255 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
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Way of LearningWalking route61 km▾
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Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route▾
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Route 14Cycling route▾
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Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
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Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
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2 signed routes nearby
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Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route▾
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Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,980 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,980 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Volucella bombylans
Rosebay Willowherb · Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus · Common Couch · Common Saltmarsh-grass · Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus +91
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculusElymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,980 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
7-spot Ladybird · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Volucella bombylans
Rosebay Willowherb · Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus · Common Couch · Common Saltmarsh-grass · Rumex crispus subsp. littoreus +91
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Elymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculusElymus athericus x junceiformis = E. x obtusiusculus
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
- Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPurple GlasswortSalicornia ramosissimaPurple GlasswortSalicornia ramosissimaWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaAnnual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritimaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratensePineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusElymus repens x junceiformis = E. x laxusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiEastern RocketSisymbrium orientaleEastern RocketSisymbrium orientaleHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusWild CeleryApium graveolensWild CeleryApium graveolensCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPerennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifoliaPerennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifoliaCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisRed-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaRed-osier DogwoodCornus sericeaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaSilky-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericeaSilky-leaved OsierSalix viminalis x cinerea = S. x holosericeaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosRat's-tail FescueVulpia myurosNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisShore HorsetailEquisetum arvense x fluviatile = E. x litoraleShore HorsetailEquisetum arvense x fluviatile = E. x litoraleCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensEvents & activities nearby
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