Spittal Doorstep Green
0 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.75654, -1.99128
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
11 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026
playground, toilets, parking
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Lowry trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 99m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
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corollae2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusPirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaePirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiaeSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumSea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaBabington's OracheAtriplex glabriusculaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataFrosted OracheAtriplex laciniataSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaYellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumilaCharlockSinapis 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Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPoppyPapaverPoppyPapaverHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWillowSalixWillowSalixWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesLindenTiliaLindenTiliaCalendulaCalendulaCalendulaCalendulaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterCotoneasterWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCopper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisCorn ChamomileAnthemis arvensisCorn ChamomileAnthemis arvensisPittosporumPittosporumPittosporumPittosporumJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRoseRosaRoseRosaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusOakQuercusOakQuercusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBirchBetulaBirchBetulaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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