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Haggerston Castle Tower

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Curlew, Black-headed Gull +126 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Curlew, Black-headed Gull +126 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Easy access

Good match

Varies

parking, toilets

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Cercopis vulnerata +1 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 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

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Cycling

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32 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 route1.6 km▾

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route5.6 km▾

Named routeLength 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,793 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

13,793 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds129 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher

+124 more species

All 129 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
Little TernSternula albifrons
EiderSomateria mollissima
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DotterelEudromias morinellus
PintailAnas acuta
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
PuffinFratercula arctica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Little StintCalidris minuta2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023

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Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Harbour Seal

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Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Cercopis vulnerata · Helophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,793 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds129 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher

+124 more species

All 129 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
Little TernSternula albifrons
EiderSomateria mollissima
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DotterelEudromias morinellus
PintailAnas acuta
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
PuffinFratercula arctica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Little StintCalidris minuta2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Harbour Seal

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Cercopis vulnerata · Helophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Haggerston Castle Tower and Rotunda

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Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Haggerston Castle Tower and Rotunda

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Campsite

218m away

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Parking

6 nearby · Free · 33m

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Playground

2 · 104m away

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Toilets

47m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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🌱Lowick Community OrchardUrban park4.1 km→✦Old WindmillHistoric site700 m→✦Earthwork 370yds (340m) E of Low SteadHistoric site4.3 km→✦Kyloe Hills promontory fortHistoric site4.9 km→✦Haggerston dovecoteHistoric site700 m→⛪St Ann's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→