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Cup and ring marked rock 430m north of Morwick Hall

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📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 Roseate Tern and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Roseate Tern and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Roseate Tern, Wigeon, Barn Owl +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Roseate Tern, Wigeon, Barn Owl +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ramsons, Dog's Mercury, Snowberry +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Dog's Mercury, Snowberry +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

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 route1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 1Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds72 species

autumn

2026

Roseate Tern · Wigeon · Barn Owl · Mallard · Reed Bunting +67

Roseate TernSterna dougallii2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Asio otus otusAsio otus otus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

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Insects4 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Anabolia nervosa · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

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Plants3 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Snowberry

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,038 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

autumn

2026

Roseate Tern · Wigeon · Barn Owl · Mallard · Reed Bunting +67

Roseate TernSterna dougallii2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Asio otus otusAsio otus otus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Anabolia nervosa · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Snowberry

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Complex rock carvings at Morwick Crag

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🌱Warkworth Dunes Picnic SiteUrban park2.9 km→🦉AMBLE DUNESNature reserve4.8 km→✦Warkworth CastleHistoric site1.9 km→🐄Warkworth Farm ShopVisitor farm1.8 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🪦East CemeteryCemetery4.1 km→

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