Site of former Christ Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.88947, -2.92908
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ 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
- ☕Crown Cafe and Baguette Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ 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
- ☕Crown Cafe and Baguette Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +93 more · last seen 2026
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 route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Park on site of former church
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Loricera pilicornis · Helina evecta +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinax
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,085 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Loricera pilicornis · Helina evecta +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinax
Greater Snowdrop
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025