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Medieval moated site and 18th century dovecote, 600m east of Outchester

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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55.59455, -1.76820

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦124+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦124+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +121 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Maiden Pink · last seen 2025; Plants — Maiden Pink · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

St Oswald's WayWalking route

Named route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

16 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 route169 m

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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

Wildlife to spot

22,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher +59

RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KnotCalidris canutus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025

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Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Coelopa frigida · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua

Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher +59

RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KnotCalidris canutus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Coelopa frigida · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua

Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025

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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