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St Michael's Church

25 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Earl Grey Tea House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Earl Grey Tea House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Robin +113 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Robin +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Garden Bumblebee, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Garden Bumblebee, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Longhoughton alternativeCycling 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 route22 m

Named routeRef 1Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route259 m

Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

40,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds118 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Robin · Eider · Jackdaw +113

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025

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Mammals5 species

springwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

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Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Garden Bumblebee · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +25

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2025
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2025
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Lesser Celandine · Northern Marsh-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Field Horsetail +1

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds118 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Robin · Eider · Jackdaw +113

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Garden Bumblebee · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +25

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2025
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2025
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Lesser Celandine · Northern Marsh-orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Field Horsetail +1

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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