Iron Age Camp
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
55.63172, -1.89036
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🌳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
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- 🌳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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Pheasant +89 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Pheasant +89 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine, Primrose +14 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Common Blue Damselfly, Heath Bumblebee +14 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
21 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
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 route484 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
Enclosure on Buckton Moor
Photos
Enclosure on Buckton Moor
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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