Tyne Riverside Country Park
9 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
54.96533, -1.86753
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tyne Riverside 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 Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tyne Riverside Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Burnside CloseWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 141Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route929 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 929 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Tyne Riverside Country Park west of Ovingham Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
16,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Cormorant +46
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole
🐝Insects60 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata +55
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Syrphus ribesii
🌿Plants3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Chinese Mugwort · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
- Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Cormorant +46
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole
🐝Insects60 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata +55
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
- Syrphus ribesii
🌿Plants3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Chinese Mugwort · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
- Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum
- ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2025Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025