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Lowick Community Orchard

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.65384, -1.96261

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌿66+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Tufted Vetch and Meadow Crane's-bill among those found
  • 🧺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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Blackthorn, Meadowsweet +4 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Vetch, Meadow Crane's-bill, Opium Poppy +63 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Meadow Crane's-bill, Opium Poppy +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat; Birds — Swallow, Eider, Swift +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

22 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
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 1Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 1Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lowick Community Orchard

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lowick Community Orchard

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🌱CommonUrban park1.1 km→✦Haggerston Castle TowerHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Old WindmillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Haggerston dovecoteHistoric site3.7 km→✦Earthwork 370yds (340m) E of Low SteadHistoric site1 km→

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