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Getting here
54.86582, -2.92994
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ☀️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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Melanostoma scalare +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
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
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,343 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,343 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dipper · Woodpigeon +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink · Mole · Rabbit +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 24-spot Ladybird +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Balsam · Male-fern · Ground-elder +93
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- BalsamImpatiens balsamina
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,343 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dipper · Woodpigeon +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · American Mink · Mole · Rabbit +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 24-spot Ladybird +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Balsam · Male-fern · Ground-elder +93
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- BalsamImpatiens balsamina
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgareSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisOakQuercusOakQuercusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium mollePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica