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Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds

14 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

55.00177, -1.90257

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Great Crested Grebe
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Great Crested Grebe
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Cantharis livida, 22-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Burnside CloseWalking route

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11.9 km

Named routeRef 10Length 11.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 10Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail +66

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

22-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Spiked Shieldbug

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Common Dog-violet

Common Dog-violetViola riviniana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail +66

Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

22-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Spiked Shieldbug

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Common Dog-violet

Common Dog-violetViola riviniana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Tyne Riverside Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18Historic site1.5 km→✦East Matfen medieval village and open field systemHistoric site4 km→🌱Cheeseburn GrangeUrban park4.8 km→🌱Joiners Nature ParkUrban park3.8 km→