There are four observation (bird) hides that allow you a unique view of the birdlife that makes its home in Gateshead.
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From two hides on the Derwent Walk Country Park you can spy on swans, geese and wading birds.
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The third hide is at Shibdon Pond in Blaydon - a wildlife oasis in the middle of an urban area an award-winning UNESCO environmental site.
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The fourth hide is at Lamesley Patures.
Access is on the opposite side of the road to the Ravenswoth Arms Hotel.
Please park in the Hotel car park and not along the verges.
To use our hides you can buy a key for £5 from Thornley Woodlands Centre and the Development and Enterprise reception on the second floor of the Civic Centre.