Haggerston dovecote
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.68578, -1.94558
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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 Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
- 🌳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
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
- 🌳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
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom, Red Dead-nettle, Jacob's-ladder +19 more · last seen 2019
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
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
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 461m
✦ 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
718 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
718 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
718 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neovison vison2010
Neovison vison2010
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2010Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2010Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2010Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2010Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2017Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2017Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2017Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2017Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2017Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2011Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2010Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2010Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2010Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2010SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2023Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2015Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2015Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2015Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2015Potamophylax rotundipennisPotamophylax rotundipennis2015Potamophylax rotundipennisPotamophylax rotundipennis2015Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2015Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2015Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2015Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2015Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2015Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2015Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2015Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2015Small WhitePieris rapae2012Small WhitePieris rapae2012Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2010Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2010PeacockAglais io2010PeacockAglais io2010Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2017Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2017Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus2017Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus2017Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2017Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2017Common VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis2017Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis2017Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2012Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2012Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2012Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2012Events & activities nearby
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