Defended settlement on Dunstan Hill 400m north of Doxford Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.50705, -1.71189
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Peacock +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Spotted-orchid, Northern Marsh-orchid +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route259 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route928 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 928 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route624 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 624 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route523 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 523 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,502 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,502 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge +39
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Marsh-orchid · Giant Hogweed
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,502 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge +39
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid · Northern Marsh-orchid · Giant Hogweed
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa