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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.77163, -2.00917
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Crepes & Ice Cream — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Crepes & Ice Cream — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +99 more · last seen 2026; Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +99 more · last seen 2026; Coastal saltmarsh priority habitat
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pineappleweed, Feverfew, Pellitory-of-the-wall +48 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Lowry trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eyemouth Red RouteCycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
☕Café
Crepes & Ice Cream · 169m
🅿️Parking
Castlegate Short Stay · Free · 222m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,063 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,063 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Redshank
+97 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
Syrphus · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Pineappleweed · Feverfew · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Valerian
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,063 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Redshank
+97 more speciesHide species list
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Toad
Syrphus · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Pineappleweed · Feverfew · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Valerian
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusWharf BorerNacerdes melanuraWharf BorerNacerdes melanuraRed Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusPirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaePirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaePerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaTomatoSolanum lycopersicumTomatoSolanum lycopersicumMilletPanicumMilletPanicumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSea RocketCakile maritimaSea RocketCakile maritimaCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisEvents & activities nearby
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