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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
55.00713, -1.60887
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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 ☕ Thyme Square Cafe — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Thyme Square Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Soft Shield-fern, Chicory +122 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Soft Shield-fern, Chicory +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn, Hawkweed +9 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
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: Wall 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 ▾
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Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
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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 6 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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Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route Link 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 ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Coxlodge Waggonway bridleway · 81 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
53,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +30
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Tree Bumblebee Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion · Blackthorn · Lesser Periwinkle +6
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +30
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pochard Aythya ferina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Tree Bumblebee Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion · Blackthorn · Lesser Periwinkle +6
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus hypnorum
Bombus hypnorum
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
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
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare