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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.91604, -2.94631
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Grey Heron +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Grey Heron +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +157 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
68 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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Outbuilding at rear of #95 Kingstown Road
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
20,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,026 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,026 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025