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Haggerston Castle Tower

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
✦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

🐦129+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Curlew
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Curlew, Black-headed Gull +126 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Curlew, Black-headed Gull +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Cercopis vulnerata +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Cercopis vulnerata +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

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Cycling

32 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 route1.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route5.6 km

Named routeLength 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds78 species

summer

2025

Peregrine · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +73

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
EiderSomateria mollissima
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus
PintailAnas acuta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunlinCalidris alpina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,752 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

summer

2025

Peregrine · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +73

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
EiderSomateria mollissima
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus
PintailAnas acuta
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
TealAnas crecca
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
DunlinCalidris alpina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Lowick Community OrchardUrban park4.1 km→✦Haggerston dovecoteHistoric site700 m→✦Old WindmillHistoric site700 m→⛳Goswick Links Golf ClubGolf course2.4 km→⛪St Ann's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛳Haggerston Castle Golf CourseGolf course1 km→

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