Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha
Getting here
54.88501, -2.89594
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Jackdaw +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Loricera pilicornis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle · Common Earwig · Juniper Shieldbug +7
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Male-fern · Ground-elder +32
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Jackdaw +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Loricera pilicornis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle · Common Earwig · Juniper Shieldbug +7
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Male-fern · Ground-elder +32
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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