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Beschreibung
The Town Moor is a large area of open grassland, grazed by cattle in the summer - a relic of historical traditions, with grazing rights held by the Freemen of Newcastle for nearly 400 years. Because of its size - around 400 hectares - it is possible to 'escape' and imagine oneself in remote rural countryside far from the urban reality. It is an important breeding site for Feldlerche and Wiesenpieper, both normally rare in urban areas, and of interest for attracting passage migrants like Grauschnäpper, Braunkehlchen and Steinschmätzer, and sometimes flocks of wintering Goldregenpfeifer.
The adjacent public park, Exhibition Park, is also worth watching, holding a range of common birds, including water birds on a small lake; in recent years, the lake surrounds have been improved for birds by adding a reedbed and denser shrub planting. The entire area is open access at all times.
Details
Zugang
Newcastle Town Moor is only a short walk from the city centre. Numerous bus services pass along the roads round the edges of the Moor. Two tarmac-surfaced paths cross the Moor, which are open for cycling; the rest of the Moor is free access for pedestrians, but can be wet in winter.
Terrain und Habitat
See , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , Grasland, Wiesen , Stadt/Dorf , EbeneBedingungen
Flach , Offene LandschaftRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
NeinGute Beobachtungszeit
Frühjahr , HerbstBeste Beobachtungszeit
Frühjahrszug , Herbstzug , FrühjahrRoute
asphaltierte Straße , unbefestigte StraßeSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , Fahrrad , RollstuhlBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
NeinZusätzliche Informationen
Also nearby is the Great North Hancock Museum, the foremost natural history museum in northern England; its collections include two taxidermied Great Auks on public display.