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Crofton Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

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55.12053, -1.50578

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 238m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 238m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Moorhen +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Moorhen +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Coltsfoot, Common Whitlowgrass +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

The Angel's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Valley lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Coast lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Horton lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

South lineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

8,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Pied Wagtail · Eider · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +58

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Insects11 species

wintersummer

2026

Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +6

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin Ladybird

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Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Sea Rocket · Orange-peel Clematis · Prickly Saltwort · Perennial Wall-rocket · Sea Bindweed

Sea RocketCakile maritima
Orange-peel ClematisClematis tangutica
Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali
Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Pied Wagtail · Eider · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +58

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🐝

Insects11 species

wintersummer

2026

Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +6

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Sea Rocket · Orange-peel Clematis · Prickly Saltwort · Perennial Wall-rocket · Sea Bindweed

Sea RocketCakile maritima
Orange-peel ClematisClematis tangutica
Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali
Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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