Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
54.88517, -2.96096
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Syrphus +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,109 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +25
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Wood Mouse · American Mink · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia pagana · 2-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Saldula c-album +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Saldula c-albumSaldula c-album
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Greater Snowdrop · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,109 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +25
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Wood Mouse · American Mink · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects9 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia pagana · 2-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Saldula c-album +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Saldula c-albumSaldula c-album
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Greater Snowdrop · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
