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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.65384, -1.96261
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Starling
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Starling
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Starling, Chiffchaff +48 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Swallow, Starling, Chiffchaff +48 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN1 1 Holy Island linkCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
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 route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route484 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,630 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,630 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Starling · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blackbird
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023Common Frog · Common Toad
🐝Insects30 species
springsummerautumn
2025Small White · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Meadow Crane's-bill · Rosebay Willowherb · Opium Poppy · Hedge Woundwort · Giant Blackberry
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,630 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Starling · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blackbird
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023Common Frog · Common Toad
🐝Insects30 species
springsummerautumn
2025Small White · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Meadow Crane's-bill · Rosebay Willowherb · Opium Poppy · Hedge Woundwort · Giant Blackberry
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Large WhitePieris brassicae2023Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024BumblebeeBombus2024BumblebeeBombus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2022Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaPainted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022FuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCommon VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Events & activities nearby
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