Kitewatch 2008
Monday 2nd June to Sunday 3rd August
11am-4pm every day
 Join Gateshead Council and Northern Kites in the beautiful Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead to see breeding red kites.
A team of volunteers and staff from both Gateshead Council’s Countryside Team and Northern Kites will be in the Derwent Walk Country Park between 11am and 4pm daily to show visitors the kites, and to talk about the Project and Gateshead’s wonderful countryside.
Panoramic views from the kite viewpoint will give visitors the best possible chance to see kites – which have a wingspan of almost two metres (six feet) – soaring over the Derwent Valley. Binoculars and telescopes will be available for people to use.
Although the nest itself is not visible, the parents will be seen bringing food to the young and as the chicks grow, they will eventually move around the nest site stretching their wings and building their strength for their first flights!
To reach the viewpoint, follow the marked trail from the car park at Winlaton Mill (opposite the garage at the traffic lights). It is approximately a 30 minute walk from the car park to the viewpoint along a route that is accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
How to get there:
- By car – from the A1 follow the A694 to the car park at Winlaton Mill.
- By bus – Catch ‘The Red Kite’ bus (services 45, 46 & 46A) from Eldon Square Bus Interchange (or Central Station) in Newcastle or MetroCentre Transport Interchange, Gateshead, stopping at the Winlaton Mill car park. (Traveline telephone: 0871 200 22 33).
For further information telephone:
- Thornley Woodlands Centre on 01207 545212
- Northern Kites Office on 0191 4961555
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