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Getting here
54.82616, -3.41833
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
- ✦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 — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Herring Gull +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marram, Sea Radish, Sea Sandwort +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route788 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 788 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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B5300 heading south at Beckfoot
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Wildlife to spot
4,530 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,530 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Bar-tailed Godwit · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KnotCalidris canutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MagpiePica pica
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Burnet Rose · Germander Speedwell · Common Valerian · Sheep's Sorrel · Lady's Bedstraw +60
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,530 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Bar-tailed Godwit · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KnotCalidris canutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MagpiePica pica
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Burnet Rose · Germander Speedwell · Common Valerian · Sheep's Sorrel · Lady's Bedstraw +60
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Lotus corniculatus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusSea PearlwortSagina maritimaSea PearlwortSagina maritimaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisSea Mouse-earCerastium diffusumSea Mouse-earCerastium diffusumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiSea-kaleCrambe maritimaSea-kaleCrambe maritimaSand SedgeCarex arenariaSand SedgeCarex arenariaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaHard-grassParapholis strigosaHard-grassParapholis strigosaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSea-hollyEryngium maritimumSea-hollyEryngium maritimumSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennisRough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSpring VetchVicia lathyroidesSpring VetchVicia lathyroidesSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMarramAmmophila arenariaMarramAmmophila arenariaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisSand CouchElymus junceiformisSand CouchElymus junceiformisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiSheep's-bitJasione montanaSheep's-bitJasione montanaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum