Stamfordham Road Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.99036, -1.65879
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Starling, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Starling, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Hoary Willowherb +154 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Barren Brome, Hoary Willowherb +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rowan, Hogweed, Spear-leaved Orache +15 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
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Wildlife to spot
24,413 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,413 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +29
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Chickweed
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,413 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +29
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Chickweed
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 