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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
54.87207, -2.92799
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
80 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
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,399 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Robin +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · American Mink +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Oxford Ragwort · Caper Spurge · Honesty · Holly +57
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- HonestyLunaria annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Robin +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · American Mink +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Oxford Ragwort · Caper Spurge · Honesty · Holly +57
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- HonestyLunaria annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusBalsamImpatiens balsaminaBalsamImpatiens balsaminaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgareSix-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisOakQuercusOakQuercusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucuparia