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The Green

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.92420, -2.92435

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +162 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Himalayan Balsam, Great Burnet +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Himalayan Balsam, Great Burnet +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Lounge on the Green Restaurant, Houghton

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Lounge on the Green Restaurant, Houghton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rickerby ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Cavendish ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bitts ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Melbourne ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Site of former Christ ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🌱Keenan ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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