The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed
✦ Ancient woodland22 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
55.77128, -2.00043
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
15 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +98 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +98 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pineappleweed, Feverfew, Pellitory-of-the-wall +48 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Lowry trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eyemouth Red RouteCycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Berwick upon Tweed - Ravensdowne Barracks
Photos
Berwick upon Tweed - Ravensdowne Barracks
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Parade Car Park · Free · 90m
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree 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
24,560 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,560 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,560 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusWharf BorerNacerdes melanuraWharf BorerNacerdes melanuraRed Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusPirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaePirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaeHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaGreater Sea-spurreySpergularia mediaTomatoSolanum lycopersicumTomatoSolanum lycopersicumMilletPanicumMilletPanicumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSea RocketCakile maritimaSea RocketCakile maritimaCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaEvents & activities nearby
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