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Buckton dovecote

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55.64064, -1.87356

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Eider
✦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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Eider
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Eider, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shelduck, Eider, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Crosswort +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Crosswort +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, Vestal Cuckoo Bee +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, Vestal Cuckoo Bee +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ground-elder, Meadowsweet, Elder

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lindisfarne Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN1 1 Holy Island linkCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

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

N/ACycling route124 m

Named routeLength 124 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route5.6 km

Named routeLength 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Shelduck · Eider · Redshank · Curlew · Oystercatcher +51

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common TernSterna hirundo
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GannetMorus bassanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +1

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Crosswort · Wood Anemone · Water Avens +9

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Water AvensGeum rivale
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Shelduck · Eider · Redshank · Curlew · Oystercatcher +51

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common TernSterna hirundo
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GannetMorus bassanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee +1

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Primrose · Crosswort · Wood Anemone · Water Avens +9

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Water AvensGeum rivale
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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