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Ridgewood Crescent Allotments

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Casa Neri — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chicory, Bristly Oxtongue, Male-fern +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Chicory, Bristly Oxtongue, Male-fern +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Amphibious Bistort, Ramsons +9 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

café; Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: WallWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: cityWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: churchesWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cycle Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton BurnMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and KillingworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coxlodge Waggonwaybridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Coxlodge Waggonwaybridleway · 81 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

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Killingworth Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

Killingworth Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

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