Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.92420, -2.92434
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis tenax +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Himalayan Balsam, Great Burnet +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
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
Photos
The Lounge on the Green Restaurant, Houghton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Roe Deer · Bat · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly +39
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Roe Deer · Bat · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly +39
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Narrow-leaved Ragwort
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Events & activities nearby
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