St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond 0 ha
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54.99266, -1.59614
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Chapel Grade II* listed building
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 🌿 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
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Trailing Bellflower, Snowdrop +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Small Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +8 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: Wall Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
73,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Shoveler Spatula clypeata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet +16
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Shoveler Spatula clypeata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Snowdrop · Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet +16
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
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
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus 