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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome75 ha
Getting here
54.93378, -1.56682
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lily Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Heritage Trails: monumentWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: WallWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Heritage Trails: cityWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heritage TrailsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
"The Fortress" on White Hill
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +13
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Marsh-marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +13
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Marsh-marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellana