The Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › North Tyneside Getting here
55.04052, -1.48136
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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 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Poppy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Black Medick +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Poppy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Black Medick +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Least Yellow-sorrel, Raspberry +6 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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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
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Named route Ref (10) / (72) National Cycle Network
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Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route B - Burradon and Killingworth 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 Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Daisy · Snowdrop · Wood Avens · Cherry Plum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Daisy Bellis perennis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Daisy · Snowdrop · Wood Avens · Cherry Plum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Daisy Bellis perennis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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