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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.99849, -1.61076
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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 ☕ Little Aidan's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Little Aidan's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Sticky Mouse-ear, Sweet Violet +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Sticky Mouse-ear, Sweet Violet +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hawkweed, Garlic Mustard +10 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heritage Trails: monument Walking route ▾
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
64,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Kingfisher +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Sweet Violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion +10
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,315 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Kingfisher +26
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Sweet Violet · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Dandelion +10
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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