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55.01046, -1.60179
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Daffodil, Wood Millet +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Bristly Oxtongue, Amphibious Bistort +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route A - Seaton Burn Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route Link Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route C - Backworth Mountain bike route ▾
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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
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Public paths
Coxlodge Waggonway bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Coxlodge Waggonway bridleway · 81 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
90,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 90,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Pochard Aythya ferina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Cream-spot Ladybird Ramsons · Daffodil · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell · Yellow Pimpernel +11
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Wood Millet Milium effusum Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Primrose Primula vulgaris Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 90,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Pochard Aythya ferina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Cream-spot Ladybird Ramsons · Daffodil · Wood Millet · Heath Speedwell · Yellow Pimpernel +11
Ramsons Allium ursinum Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Wood Millet Milium effusum Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Primrose Primula vulgaris Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata 