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St Andrew's Church

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.14659, -1.52200

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Visiting this summer

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
🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shelduck, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Rose, Lady's Bedstraw, Creeping Cinquefoil +118 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Rose, Lady's Bedstraw, Creeping Cinquefoil +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Sea Beet, Fennel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Horton lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 155Cycling route

Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeLength 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 1Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull · Teal +58

CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwiftApus apus
Common TernSterna hirundo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025

🌿

Plants38 species

summer

2025

Yellow-wort · Weld · Common Spotted-orchid · Lady's Bedstraw · Japanese Rose +33

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
WeldReseda luteola
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Sea RocketCakile maritima
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Curled DockRumex crispus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
HemlockConium maculatum
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull · Teal +58

CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
EiderSomateria mollissima
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwiftApus apus
Common TernSterna hirundo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025

🌿

Plants38 species

summer

2025

Yellow-wort · Weld · Common Spotted-orchid · Lady's Bedstraw · Japanese Rose +33

Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
WeldReseda luteola
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum var. maritimum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Sea RocketCakile maritima
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Curled DockRumex crispus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
HemlockConium maculatum
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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