Buckton dovecote
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.64064, -1.87356
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Shelduck
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Shelduck
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Shelduck, Curlew +105 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Carrion Crow, Shelduck, Curlew +105 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Crosswort, Wood Anemone +21 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, Vestal Cuckoo Bee +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lindisfarne Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN1 1 Holy Island linkCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
N/ACycling route124 m▾
Named routeLength 124 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeLength 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 284m
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,806 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,806 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds108 species
winterspringautumn
2025Carrion Crow · Shelduck · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Redshank
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021Frog
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Small Garden Bumblebee
Lesser Celandine · Crosswort · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Water Avens
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- White Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,806 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds108 species
winterspringautumn
2025Carrion Crow · Shelduck · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Redshank
+103 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021Frog
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Small Garden Bumblebee
Lesser Celandine · Crosswort · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Water Avens
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- White Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2023
Rattus norvegicus2023
Bombus hortorum
Bombus hortorum
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2023Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Lamium album
Lamium album
Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2021Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisKerriaKerria japonicaKerriaKerria japonicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2021Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Events & activities nearby
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