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Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.95052, -1.52069
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Elder, Butterfly-bush +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gorse, Elder, Butterfly-bush +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale Way Walking route 124 km ▾
Named route Length 124 km Regional walking route
Show on map Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional 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 Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7 Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Angel's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bowes Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Angel Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward Dock Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend Dene Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Marsden Quarry Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Blackthorn · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Blackthorn · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Common Knapweed · Wild Parsnip
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
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