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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕McDonald of England — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕McDonald of England — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Tufted Vetch · last seen 2023; Plants — Tufted Vetch · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route595 m

Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail · Twite +68

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PintailAnas acuta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RuffCalidris pugnax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit +2

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +15

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2023

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella · Tufted Vetch · Spring Vetch

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchellaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Pintail · Twite +68

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PintailAnas acuta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RuffCalidris pugnax
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MerlinFalco columbarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Grey Seal · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit +2

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2022

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +15

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2023

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella · Tufted Vetch · Spring Vetch

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchellaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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