Bewes Hills - Woodland plantation 6 ha
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Places › England › North East › Gateshead Getting here
54.96330, -1.74144
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Stargate Ponds and Bewes Hills 166m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Stargate Ponds and Bewes Hills 166m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Old Railway Footpath Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Valley Views Trail, Gibside Walking route 7 km ▾
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Kite Trail Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6 Walking route ▾
Thornley Woodland Centre to Beamish
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (14) / (141) / (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (141) / (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (72) National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Powerline Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blaydon Burn Path bridleway · 227 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 227 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blaydon Burn Path bridleway · 957 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 957 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Path Head Waggonway bridleway · 650 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 650 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blaydon Burn Path bridleway · 843 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 843 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
17,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii · Common Mallow · Perennial Cornflower · Feverfew · Cleavers +50
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Cleavers Galium aparine Norway Maple Acer platanoides Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard +25
Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii · Common Mallow · Perennial Cornflower · Feverfew · Cleavers +50
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Cleavers Galium aparine Norway Maple Acer platanoides Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Botanophila seneciella Botanophila seneciella2025
Botanophila seneciella Botanophila seneciella2025
Poplar-lettuce Aphid Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
Poplar-lettuce Aphid Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus
Tall Melilot Melilotus altissimus
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Dryopteris lacunosa Dryopteris lacunosa
Dryopteris lacunosa Dryopteris lacunosa
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium 