Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.89540, -2.94048
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Vinyl Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Vinyl Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: TULLIE HOUSE AND EXTENSIONS; Historic site
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Giant Bellflower, Bramble +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Photos
Carlisle, The Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery: Roman lamps, lamp handle and steelyards
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Wildlife to spot
28,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Nebria brevicollis
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Nebria brevicollis
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025