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Craster & Dunstanburgh Castle

Northumberland  >  United Kingdom

A small coastal resort in Northumberland, with a fishing village, an old wooded quarry and a ruined castle with a seabird colony.

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Senast uppdaterad 28 april 2024

Beskrivning

Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle has a good mix of coastal habitats providing for a range of interesting species, including a seabird colony, and good shelter and food for migrants arriving from across the North Sea. Among the birds you can observe are ejder, stormfågel, tretåig mås, skärpiplärka, tordmule, toppskarv, strandskata, roskarl and storspov.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

Bus services X18 from Newcastle to Berwick and 418 from Alnwick to Belford both call at Craster. Car parking available at the entrance to the village (pay & display). Note the car park can be busy and is often full in summer. Access to Dunstanburgh Castle is by foot or cycle only; the castle is built on a clifftop offering close views of stormfågel, tretåig mås, and tordmule. Seawatching from the castle for other seabirds can be worthwhile. In spring and autumn, look for passage migrants like stenskvätta and ringtrast on the walk up to the castle.

The old quarry behind the car park is now a wooded bird reserve, the Arnold Memorial Reserve, with a variety of species including locally scarce talltita. The small harbour usually has roskarl and skärsnäppa in autumn and winter. The circular route indicated on the map is about 6 km.

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Kanjon/klippa , Strand , Jordbruk , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Hav / ocean , Stad/by

Förhållanden

Platt , Kulligt , Klippigt , Öppet landskap , Ingen skugga

Rundtur

Nej

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Sommar , Vårsträck , Höststräck , Vår , Vinter , Höst

Rutt

Bred stig , Smal stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Genomsnittlig vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel , Rullstol

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

For gourmets, Craster is famous for its kippers (smoked herring) - these are a delicious must-try food for visitors.

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