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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome102 ha
Getting here
54.90267, -2.92602
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: Cumberland and Westmorland Joint Counties’ War Memorial
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
73 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
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route100 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
28,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,306 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Grey Heron +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,306 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Grey Heron +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys