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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Egret
✦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

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Egret
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Little Egret, Grey Heron +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Little Egret, Grey Heron +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Lily Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Lily Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rhododendron, White Campion, Crab Apple · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, White Campion, Crab Apple · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 7Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route100 m

Named routeRef 7Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route520 m

Named routeRef 7Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,917 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,917 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Barnacle Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +58

Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2025

Rhododendron · White Campion

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
White CampionSilene latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,917 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Barnacle Goose · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +58

Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2025

Rhododendron · White Campion

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
White CampionSilene latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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