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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
55.00033, -1.64114
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Starling, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Starling, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Hoary Willowherb, Wall Speedwell +132 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Hoary Willowherb, Wall Speedwell +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rowan, Fennel, Autumn Hawkbit +14 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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 Walking route ▾
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Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
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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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Wildlife to spot
37,277 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,277 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Herring Gull · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Nysius huttoni +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Snowdrop
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,277 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Herring Gull · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Nysius huttoni +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Snowdrop
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 