St Robert Roman Catholic Church
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Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.16828, -1.69266
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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 ☕ Wheatsheaf — 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 ☕ Wheatsheaf — 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· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Couch, Cock's-foot, Bearded Couch +121 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Couch, Cock's-foot, Bearded Couch +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Wild Onion, Barren Strawberry +8 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Beggar Lane public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Beggar Lane public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map Beggar Lane public footpath · 71 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 71 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 155 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 155 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 155 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 155 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 436 m ▾
Named route Ref 155 Length 436 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 155 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 710 m ▾
Named route Ref 155 Length 710 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Entrance to St Robert's RC Church, Oldgate
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Wildlife to spot
42,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Pignut · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Wild Onion +25
Pignut Conopodium majus Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wild Onion Allium vineale Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Pignut · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Wild Onion +25
Pignut Conopodium majus Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wild Onion Allium vineale Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris
Bombus terrestris
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus 