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Spindlestone Heughs defended settlement

1 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redshank, Mallard, Curlew +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redshank, Mallard, Curlew +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Coelopa frigida · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · last seen 2026; Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

St Oswald's WayWalking route

Named route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route169 m

Named routeRef 1Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route595 m

Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Mallard · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +58

RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Coelopa frigida

Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Biting Stonecrop · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill

Biting StonecropSedum acre
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Mallard · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull +58

RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Coelopa frigida

Coelopa frigidaCoelopa frigida

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Biting Stonecrop · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill

Biting StonecropSedum acre
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillfort at Spindlestone Heughs (north side)

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