Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
55.16368, -1.71775
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +37 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Pignut, Sanicle +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Named routeRef 155Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 155Length 436 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 155Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 155Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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River Wansbeck near Mitford
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
26,357 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,357 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Coal Tit · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Barren Strawberry · Pignut · Sanicle · Primrose · Wood-sorrel +26
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- PignutConopodium majus
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,357 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Coal Tit · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Barren Strawberry · Pignut · Sanicle · Primrose · Wood-sorrel +26
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- PignutConopodium majus
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild OnionAllium vineale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris
Bombus terrestris
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii2025Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea luteaYellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea luteaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusEvents & activities nearby
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