St Cuthberts Cave
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
55.61075, -1.90764
Open directionsv
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 Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- 🌳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
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pheasant
- 🌳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
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Yellowhammer +99 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Yellowhammer +99 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route595 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,083 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,083 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
springautumn
2026Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Linnet
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Hare · Grey Seal · Stoat · Weasel · Red Deer
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- StoatMustela erminea
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Common Blue Damselfly · Heath Bumblebee · Forest Cuckoo Bee
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Phyllachora junci · Puccinia lapsanae · Pyrenopeziza petiolaris · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew · Pale Bramble Rust
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Phyllachora junciPhyllachora junci
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Pyrenopeziza petiolarisPyrenopeziza petiolaris
- Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.
- Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
Hard-fern · Marsh Cudweed · Heath Bedstraw · Cross-leaved Heath · Bell Heather
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,083 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds102 species
springautumn
2026Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Linnet
+97 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Hare · Grey Seal · Stoat · Weasel · Red Deer
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- StoatMustela erminea
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Common Blue Damselfly · Heath Bumblebee · Forest Cuckoo Bee
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Phyllachora junci · Puccinia lapsanae · Pyrenopeziza petiolaris · Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew · Pale Bramble Rust
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Phyllachora junciPhyllachora junci
- Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
- Pyrenopeziza petiolarisPyrenopeziza petiolaris
- Grass and Cereal Powdery MildewBlumeria graminis s. lat.
- Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
Hard-fern · Marsh Cudweed · Heath Bedstraw · Cross-leaved Heath · Bell Heather
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2024
Capreolus capreolus2024
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicusGypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicusVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumField Cuckoo BeeBombus campestrisField Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Common HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBarbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellusBarbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellusOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleVestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalisVestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalisHill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestrisHill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestrisArytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2024Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024Hadroplontus lituraHadroplontus litura2024Hadroplontus lituraHadroplontus litura2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Heather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024Arytainilla spartiophilaArytainilla spartiophila2024Arytainilla spartiophilaArytainilla spartiophila2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Rhododendron RustChrysomyxa rhododendriRhododendron RustChrysomyxa rhododendriHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaRamularia pratensisRamularia pratensisRamularia pratensisRamularia pratensisTormentil
Tormentil
Potentilla erecta2024
Potentilla erecta2024
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