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Washington Glebe Bowling Club

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Getting here

54.89719, -1.51380

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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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Snowdrop, Coltsfoot, Gorse +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Coltsfoot, Gorse +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Diamesa · last seen 2026; Insects — Diamesa · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weardale WayWalking route124 km

Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route

Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km

Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Way of LearningWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Chester-le-Street Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km

Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bowes Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Angel CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Station to Riverside GroundCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Great North CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

42,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

spring

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Wren +18

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Garden Grape-hyacinth · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Cowslip

Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds23 species

spring

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Wren +18

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Garden Grape-hyacinth · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Cowslip

Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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