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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.98878, -1.63621
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress, Lesser Sea-spurrey +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black-bindweed, Field Penny-cress, Lesser Sea-spurrey +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Chickweed, Slender Spined Bramble, Parsley-leaved Bramble +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Show on map Heritage Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Heritage Trails: churches Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Gateshead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
62,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,237 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,237 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Chickweed · Hyacinth
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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