Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.30853, -1.90881
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.
Road bridge scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Bewick’s Kitchen & Coffee House — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Bewick’s Kitchen & Coffee House — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Common Hawker +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nelly's Moss Lakes Walk, Cragside Estate Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Discover 2 of Cragside's historic lakes, originally engineered by Lord Armstrong as part of a pioneering Victorian hydro-electricity system, on this easy, level circular. Keep an eye out for frogs crossing the path & herons dipping their feet in the water
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Public paths
Hillhead Road bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
38,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wren +51
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Willow Emerald Damselfly +1
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wren +51
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Willow Emerald Damselfly +1
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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