Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.76386, -2.69311
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Banded Demoiselle, Painted Lady +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Musk-mallow, Common Vetch +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: THE COLLEGE
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route519 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 519 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.9 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 12.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Market Cross in Kirkoswald
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