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Camp at West Linkhall

5 ha

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.48608, -1.72343

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Mallard
✦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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Mallard
✦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 — Swallow, Mallard, Lapwing +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Swallow, Mallard, Lapwing +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestris +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Northern Marsh-orchid +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 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 route928 m

Named routeRef 1Length 928 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route523 m

Named routeRef 1Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Eider · Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +54

SwallowHirundo rustica
EiderSomateria mollissima
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
MagpiePica pica2022
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2024

Rabbit · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Tawny Mining Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Migrant Hawker

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Marsh-orchid · Giant Hogweed · Hound's-tongue +7

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Eider · Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +54

SwallowHirundo rustica
EiderSomateria mollissima
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
RedshankTringa totanus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
MagpiePica pica2022
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2024

Rabbit · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Tawny Mining Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Migrant Hawker

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2025

Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Marsh-orchid · Giant Hogweed · Hound's-tongue +7

Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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