Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.91060, -2.95945
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
17,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +30
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green Shieldbug
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +30
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green Shieldbug
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025