Getting here
55.01684, -1.46043
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Carole’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Carole’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Feverfew, Thale Cress, Henbit Dead-nettle +208 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Feverfew, Thale Cress, Henbit Dead-nettle +208 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Stride out walkWalking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 14Cycling route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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