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Lindisfarne Priory pre-Conquest monastery and post-Conquest Benedictine cell

1 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and House Sparrow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Pilgrims Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and House Sparrow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Pilgrims Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, Robin +110 more · last seen 2026; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species

Free

Heritage

Very strong match

Grade I listed building: LINDISFARNE PRIORY; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, Robin +110 more · last seen 2026; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Shepherd's-purse, Corsican Hellebore, Green Alkanet +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eupeodes luniger · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lindisfarne Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

7 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

N/ACycling route124 m

Named routeLength 124 mNational 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

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Mustard Closerestricted byway · 145 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 145 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

39,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Starling · House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Robin +59

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025

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Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Corsican Hellebore · Green Alkanet · Small Nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Polypody +8

Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Small NettleUrtica urens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Starling · House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Robin +59

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025

🌿

Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Corsican Hellebore · Green Alkanet · Small Nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Polypody +8

Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Small NettleUrtica urens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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