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Castle Green

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Gannet
  • Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
  • Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Gannet, Eider +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Gannet, Eider +107 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
St Oswald's WayWalking route
Named route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Seahouses 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
Main RouteCycling route169 m
Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route812 m
Named routeRef 1Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Green after a prolonged dry spell

Castle Green after a prolonged dry spell

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