Bastle, 100m south-west of Ray Cottages 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.16620, -2.05016
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Groove-moss, Rigid Bog-moss, Campylium stellatum +156 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — White-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Marsham's Nomad Bee +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington Walking route 10 km ▾
Pass 8/15 farms that make up the Wallington estate. Follow sections of the abandoned Wannie & Rothbury railway lines that once transported goods, livestock & passengers. Keep an eye out for birds, wildflowers & fungi on this reclaimed landscape.
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wallington Farms Walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
This gently undulating circular walk takes you through woodland, grassy fields & across two of Wallington's estate farms – Broom House and Prior Hall. Varied terrain with uneven ground which can become muddy in places. Dogs on leads during nesting season.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos Remains of a Bastle, Ray Demesne
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Wildlife to spot
442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Snipe · Goldcrest · Mallard · Wren +30
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Marsham's Nomad Bee · Platycheirus albimanus
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Spear Thistle · Cleavers · Daisy · Silver Birch · Rowan +126
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Cleavers Galium aparine Daisy Bellis perennis Silver Birch Betula pendula Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 442 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Snipe · Goldcrest · Mallard · Wren +30
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Marsham's Nomad Bee · Platycheirus albimanus
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Spear Thistle · Cleavers · Daisy · Silver Birch · Rowan +126
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Cleavers Galium aparine Daisy Bellis perennis Silver Birch Betula pendula Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Rigid Bog-moss Sphagnum teres2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2023
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2023
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2023
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii2023
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2022
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2022
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Blinks Montia fontana
Blinks Montia fontana
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Chara Chara2023
Chara Chara2023
Floating Hook-moss Warnstorfia fluitans2023
Floating Hook-moss Warnstorfia fluitans2023
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2023
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2023
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2023
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata2023
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2023
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum2023
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides2023
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides2023
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2022
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2022
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2022
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2022
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2022
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2022
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia2022
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia2022
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2022
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2022
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2022
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2022
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2022
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2022
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2022
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2022
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2022
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2022
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2022
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2022
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2022
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2022
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2022
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2022
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2022
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2022 