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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
54.73221, -3.43882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Blackcap +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Blackcap +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Perennial Wall-rocket, Herb-Robert +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route788 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 788 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Dunnock · Blackcap +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Weasel
Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Migrant Hawker +4
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Cat's-ear · Perennial Wall-rocket · Bluebell · Germander Speedwell · Creeping Buttercup +14
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Dunnock · Blackcap +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Weasel
Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Migrant Hawker +4
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Cat's-ear · Perennial Wall-rocket · Bluebell · Germander Speedwell · Creeping Buttercup +14
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumWood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticumHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGarden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatumGarden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus