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🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.96650, -1.86919
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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; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +118 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Burnside Close Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local walking route
Show on map Stocksfields Community Woodland Trails Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip 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 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Keelman's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 141 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 73 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 141 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 929 m ▾
Named route Ref 72 Length 929 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,320 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Cormorant +49
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Tern Sterna hirundo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mole
🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Chinese Mugwort · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
Chinese Mugwort Artemisia verlotiorum Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,320 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Cormorant +49
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Tern Sterna hirundo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mole
🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Cercopis vulnerata · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Chinese Mugwort · Columbine · Wild Mignonette
Chinese Mugwort Artemisia verlotiorum Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata2025
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2025
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2025
Hieroglyphic Ladybird Coccinella hieroglyphica2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2025
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2025
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2025
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Greater Girdled Sawfly Tenthredo maculata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025 