South Gosforth Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
55.00604, -1.60093
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Casa Neri — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Casa Neri — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chicory, Bristly Oxtongue, Sweet Violet +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Chicory, Bristly Oxtongue, Sweet Violet +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
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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 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
69,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Greenfinch +30
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Sweet Violet · Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion · Blackthorn +8
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Greenfinch +30
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Sweet Violet · Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion · Blackthorn +8
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare