🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97577, -1.68671
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Rowan, Hogweed +28 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Perennial Sow-thistle, Thale Cress +260 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Perennial Sow-thistle, Thale Cress +260 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus ribesii, Melanostoma scalare +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus ribesii, Melanostoma scalare +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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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Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Curlew +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +7
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cream-spot Ladybird Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Curlew +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe grossulariae +7
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cream-spot Ladybird Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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