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Solway Methodist Church

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.94662, -3.18522

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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
  • 🧺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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Platycheirus clypeatus, Syritta pipiens, Eristalis tenax +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Platycheirus clypeatus, Syritta pipiens, Eristalis tenax +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Hadrian's Cycleway

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 72Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Solway Methodist Church

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Solway Methodist Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The BanksUrban park1.9 km→⛪Church of St John the EvangelistReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79Historic site1.1 km→✦Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77Historic site1.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪Dornock Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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