Silverlink Biodiversity Park

As part of a new development scheme in 1996, a new country park was created on the site of a former rubbish tip

Silverlink Park LNR incorporates Silverlink Biodiversity Park and West Allotment Pond, and occupies approximately 18 hectares in the centre of Cobalt Business Park, just off the A19.

This 'Biodiversity Park' together with the pond at West Allotment was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2005.

The reserve holds significant biodiversity value, with woodland, scrub and hedgerow, grassland and tall herb, wetland and exposed rock habitats.

In particular, the site is of note for its amphibian and invertebrate population. The ponds and ditches are teeming with invertebrates such as pond skaters, blue-tailed damselfly and whirligig beetles.

Roe deer, fox, brown hare and rabbit can all be discovered in the park's grassland, whilst kestrels are regularly seen hovering overhead.

The grassland is also home to many species of butterfly such as meadow brown, common blue and small white.

A giant sundial sits on top of the central hill, and for this reason the site is sometimes referred to as the 'Sundial Park'.

Free parking is available on site, directly opposite the Village Hotel on The Silverlink North.

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Silverlink Biodiversity Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
United Kingdom

Venue notes

Water safety

  • Water hazards are present
  • Water levels can vary and may be deep
  • Children must be supervised near the water
  • Please keep yourself and others safe by not entering the water
  • Wading, swimming and diving are not permitted
  • Ice may form in cold conditions; walking on ice is not permitted

In an emergency, call 999 and ask for the fire service. 

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