Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle 1 ha
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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.96889, -1.61005
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
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 ☕ Quay Ingredient — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Quay Ingredient — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, 7-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, 7-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, White Dead-nettle, Maidenhair Spleenwort +149 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, White Dead-nettle, Maidenhair Spleenwort +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +18 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
38,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Hellebore +7
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Red Dead-nettle · Stinking Hellebore +7
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025 Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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