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South Quay Park

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📷 Grahame Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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55.13110, -1.52496

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

The Angel's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nelson lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Coast lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Horton lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Northburn lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +62

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunlinCalidris alpina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
EiderSomateria mollissima
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Yellow-wort · Honeysuckle · Swedish Whitebeam · Mugwort · Common Ragwort +11

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
WeldReseda luteola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +62

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunlinCalidris alpina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
EiderSomateria mollissima
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoosanderMergus merganser
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eyed Ladybird +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Yellow-wort · Honeysuckle · Swedish Whitebeam · Mugwort · Common Ragwort +11

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
WeldReseda luteola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Grahame Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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