Rising Sun Country Park

Photo by Mike Cook
View across Swallow Pond from the southwest hide

Overview

The Rising Sun Country Park is situated off the A191 Gosforth to Whitley Bay road. It comprises Swallow Pond, a large lake formed by subsidence of former mine workings, a smaller pond, areas of mature and young trees, agricultural land and rough grass covering remains of the former pit heap.

Birds

Notable Species

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Rarities

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Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Eurasian Teal, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Grey Heron, Common Moorhen, Common Coot, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Mew Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Swift, Eurasian Skylark, Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, Northern House Martin, Meadow Pipit, Winter Wren, Hedge Accentor, European Robin, Eurasian Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Common Whitethroat, Common Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Black-billed Magpie, Eurasian Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Common Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Reed Bunting

Other Wildlife

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Site Information

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History and Use

The Country Park was created on the former sites of the Rising Sun Colliery and the Scaffold Hill Isolation Hospital.

Areas of Interest

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Access and Facilities

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Contact Details

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External Links

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