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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Newcastle upon Tyne Getting here
54.98227, -1.66713
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Cedar Road Coffee Shop — 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 ☕ Cedar Road Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Barren Brome, Meadow Foxtail, Sticky Mouse-ear +214 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Meadow Foxtail, Sticky Mouse-ear +214 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Rowan, Beech +23 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +15
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird +18
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +15
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Orange Ladybird +18
Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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