Middleton Hall Picnic Site
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.52439, -2.01003
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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 Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Hemp-nettle, Lady's Bedstraw +72 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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