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Bastle House

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📷 Wikipedia · Bastle house · CC BY-SA 3.0

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55.58625, -2.00458

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Trichopeziza mollissima, Schizopora radula, Jelly Ear +93 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Grade II* listed building: DODDINGTON BASTLE; Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Silo pallipes, Agapetus fuscipes, Hydropsyche pellucidula +8 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Field Maple +2 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route210 m

Named routeRef 68Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route633 m

Named routeRef 68Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 68Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Drovers Lanebridleway · 631 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 631 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

3,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerwinter

2025

Little Egret · Pink-footed Goose · Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Blackbird +64

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
RedshankTringa totanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
RavenCorvus corax2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerwinter

2025

Little Egret · Pink-footed Goose · Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Blackbird +64

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
RedshankTringa totanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
RavenCorvus corax2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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