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BELFORD HALL

60 ha

WildlifeHeritageBirds

Public accessDogs welcome60 ha

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55.60018, -1.82204

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 1

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route595 m

Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail · Twite +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PintailAnas acuta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RuffCalidris pugnax
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit +3

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +16

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2023

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella · Tufted Vetch · Spring Vetch

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchellaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail · Twite +74

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PintailAnas acuta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RuffCalidris pugnax
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SwiftApus apus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common GullLarus canus
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
PochardAythya ferina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit +3

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +16

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2023

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella · Tufted Vetch · Spring Vetch

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchellaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Harrop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Market CrossHistoric site500 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→⚽The MeadowsPlaying field600 m→⛳Belford Golf Club and Driving RangeGolf course200 m→✦Deserted village of MousenHistoric site2.7 km→✦Medieval moated site and 18th century dovecote, 600m east of OutchesterHistoric site3.5 km→

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