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St Mary's Church

📷 Lisa Jarvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕McDonald of England — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕McDonald of England — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 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 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

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Spoonbill · Ruff +43

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
RuffCalidris pugnax
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PintailAnas acuta
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
EiderSomateria mollissima
MerlinFalco columbarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Grey Seal

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +3

Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Spoonbill · Ruff +43

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
RuffCalidris pugnax
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PintailAnas acuta
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
EiderSomateria mollissima
MerlinFalco columbarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Grey Seal

Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +3

Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Lisa Jarvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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