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Spittal Doorstep Green

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Daisy, Feverfew +122 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Daisy, Feverfew +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Henbit Dead-nettle, Hogweed +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Lowry trailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Tweed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

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