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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North East › Northumberland Getting here
55.64880, -1.97796
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Dunnock, Starling +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Dunnock, Starling +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Hedge Bindweed, Opium Poppy +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Hedge Bindweed, Opium Poppy +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Northumberland Coast Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 484 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Dunnock · Starling · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +35
Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Eider Somateria mollissima Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee +6
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Meadow Crane's-bill · Hedge Bindweed · Opium Poppy · Rosebay Willowherb · Giant Blackberry +7
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Tufted Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Dunnock · Starling · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +35
Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Eider Somateria mollissima Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee +6
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Meadow Crane's-bill · Hedge Bindweed · Opium Poppy · Rosebay Willowherb · Giant Blackberry +7
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Tufted Vetch Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2023
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2023 Vicia cracca
Vicia cracca
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
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