Beskrivning
At Weetslade Country Park the old mine spoil heap, now landscaped and grassed over, offers a good lookout point for visible migration. The area is nesting habitat for sånglärka and ängspiplärka, and feeding habitat for migrating stenskvätta on the north and west sides, and törnsångare, lövsångare, gulsparv and other scrubland birds on the Gorse- and Hawthorn-covered south and east sides. Elsewhere, the small bird feeding station attracts many birds including talltita. Two pools and their surrounding wetland hold sävsångare and rörsångare, and often one or two Silkeshäger, a recent colonist this far north. In winter, rödvingetrast and björktrast are common on the fields at the west end of the site. Raptors include regular ormvråk, sparvhök, and tornfalk, and occasional passage röd glada and others.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
National Cycle Route 10 (Reivers Way) crosses Weetslade Country Park, and is the best way to cover it. Bus services 43 and 45 from Newcastle upon Tyne are 5 minutes walk from the west end of the site, and there is a car park at the east end (plus limited on-street parking at the west end).
Note that most of the paths become very wet throughout the winter, and after heavy rain at any time of year, as the ground is heavily compacted and with poor drainage.
Terräng och habitat
Våtmark , Jordbruk , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Platå , Vassar , Stad/byFörhållanden
Platt , Kulligt , Sumpigt , Ingen skugga , Öppet landskap , Risk för högvattten , HaltRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Året runtBästa tid för ett besök
Vinter , Vårsträck , Höststräck , VårRutt
Bred stig , GrusvägHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Till fots , Cykel , RullstolFågeltorn / plattform
JaExtra information
Please approach the feeding station slowly, to avoid spooking birds using it! The seats for the feeding station are usually wet, so a sit-mat is useful.


