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📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.86254, -3.31161

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2024; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2024; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

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🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Andrew's United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Milefortlet 9, SkinburnessHistoric site4.5 km→✦Skinburness (milefortlet 9), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, and earlier Roman campHistoric site4.5 km→✦St Mary's Abbey, HolmcultramHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→