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Dovecote 150yds (140m) NE of Lepers' Hospital
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.60670, -1.71307
Open directionsv
Best for
5 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Gannet, Eider +107 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Herring Gull, Gannet, Eider +107 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Danish Scurvygrass +9 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Oswald's WayWalking route▾
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Seahouses 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 route169 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route812 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Paid · 134m
✦ 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
22,782 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,782 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Gannet · Eider · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone
+105 more speciesHide species list
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Garden Bumblebee
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Biting Stonecrop · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Danish Scurvygrass · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant · Harebell
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
- Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Lady's Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,782 records · NBN AtlasHerring Gull · Gannet · Eider · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone
+105 more speciesHide species list
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Garden Bumblebee
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Biting Stonecrop · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Danish Scurvygrass · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant · Harebell
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
- Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Lady's Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium verum2025
Galium verum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2025Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025Events & activities nearby
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