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St Aidans Church

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.60802, -1.71857

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Purple Sandpiper
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Garden Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Purple Sandpiper
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Garden Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper, Common Scoter +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper, Common Scoter +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

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

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Seahouses 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

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 route812 m

Named routeRef 1Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

24,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Turnstone · Purple Sandpiper · Common Scoter · Kittiwake · Oystercatcher +54

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

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

24,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Turnstone · Purple Sandpiper · Common Scoter · Kittiwake · Oystercatcher +54

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

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

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📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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