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Shepherdskirk Hill

73 ha

📷 Iain Macaulay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome73 ha

Getting here

55.64134, -1.93574

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Polytrichum commune s.str., Silky Forklet-moss +66 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Polytrichum commune s.str., Silky Forklet-moss +66 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-rust, Wood-sorrel, Forcipated Pincerwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN1 1 Holy Island linkCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 1Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest track near the top of Shepherdskirk Hill

📷 Iain Macaulay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest track near the top of Shepherdskirk Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lowick Community OrchardUrban park2.2 km→🌱CommonUrban park2.8 km→✦St Cuthberts CaveHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Buckton dovecoteHistoric site3.9 km→✦Haggerston dovecoteHistoric site5 km→

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