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55.02645, -1.45529
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +106 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Coltsfoot, Groundsel +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Coltsfoot, Groundsel +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Coast Road cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map The Angel's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (14) / (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route C - Backworth 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 E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route Link Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · 7-spot Ladybird +10
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus 