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Getting here
54.85595, -2.97928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Waxwing and Swift
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Waxwing and Swift
- ✦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 — Waxwing, Swift, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog, Weasel +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White Dead-nettle, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Grazing towards Bishop's Dyke
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Wildlife to spot
4,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +34
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Eristalis horticola · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus +7
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- House-flyMusca domestica
- Eristalis pertinax
Male-fern · Hairy Bitter-cress · Sycamore · Daisy · Spear Thistle +75
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,879 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +34
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Eristalis horticola · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus +7
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- House-flyMusca domestica
- Eristalis pertinax
Male-fern · Hairy Bitter-cress · Sycamore · Daisy · Spear Thistle +75
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax2024
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024caddisfliesTrichoptera2024caddisfliesTrichoptera2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri20242024
2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024BalsamImpatiens balsaminaBalsamImpatiens balsaminaSalix fragilisSalix fragilis2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024BurdockArctium2024BurdockArctium2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024BorageBorago officinalis2024BorageBorago officinalis2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024