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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
54.90999, -2.93281
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Grey Heron
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 377m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Grey Heron
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 377m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
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
74 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
Photos
Houses at Lansdowne Crescent / Beechwood Avenue junction
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
27,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,837 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springwinter
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,837 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springwinter
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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