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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.97039, -1.62650
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Salt & Pepper Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Salt & Pepper 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Field Maple, Wild Teasel +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Field Maple, Wild Teasel +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
44,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Blackbird +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stinking Hellebore
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Blackbird +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stinking Hellebore
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus 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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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