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Haggerston dovecote

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.68578, -1.94558

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Broom, Red Dead-nettle, Jacob's-ladder +19 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Broom, Red Dead-nettle, Jacob's-ladder +19 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Elder, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

990 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

990 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Swallow · Herring Gull +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2022
RedshankTringa totanus2021
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2021
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2021
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2021
GoosanderMergus merganser2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
MagpiePica pica2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Common GuillemotUria aalge2021
GannetMorus bassanus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2022

Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

990 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Swallow · Herring Gull +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
DunlinCalidris alpina2022
ShagGulosus aristotelis2022
RedshankTringa totanus2021
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
SanderlingCalidris alba2021
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2021
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2021
GoosanderMergus merganser2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
MagpiePica pica2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Common GuillemotUria aalge2021
GannetMorus bassanus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2022

Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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