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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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54.97543, -1.49618
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hazel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +184 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +184 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of Learning Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Stride out walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Bede's Way Walking route 19 km ▾
Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow
Named route Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 157 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 Coast Road cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International 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 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising Sun Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Harton Branch Route Mountain bike route ▾
Marsden Quarry Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shelduck · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Leucozona lucorum Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Herb-Robert · Black Spleenwort · Common Nettle +28
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shelduck · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Leucozona lucorum Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Herb-Robert · Black Spleenwort · Common Nettle +28
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum
2025
2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Juneberry Amelanchier lamarckii2025
Juneberry Amelanchier lamarckii2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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