Middle Wood, Ryton
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Middle Wood, Ryton by Andrew Curtis as part of the Geograph project.
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Middle Wood, Ryton
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 3 Jan 2011
The beech trees on the slope of Middle Wood are thought to be the tallest in Gateshead and provide an ideal home for nuthatch, great spotted woodpecker and tawny owl. Bluebell, lesser celandine and other flowers can be seen growing in the spring http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/Wellbeing/CountrysideSiteleaflet.pdf Middle Wood was originally attached to The Grove Image and contains some non-native trees, plants and a former curling pond. The Curling Pond, now noted for its plant and insect life, is below with the River Tyne visible as a ribbon beyond the grassland of Ryton Willows.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.978289
Longitude
-1.759363