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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.95462, -2.32212
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothwort, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Bird's-nest Orchid +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route567 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,063 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Tree Bumblebee · Epistrophe grossulariae · Common Carder Bee +43
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Mountain Pansy · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies +16
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Toothwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,063 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Tree Bumblebee · Epistrophe grossulariae · Common Carder Bee +43
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Mountain Pansy · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies +16
- Mountain PansyViola lutea
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Toothwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2024
Aglais io2024
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Lathraea squamaria
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPyrenean SquillScilla liliohyacinthusPyrenean SquillScilla liliohyacinthusGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2024Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024