Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Thwaites Fell immediately north of Hodgewife Well
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.29928, -3.27966
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Chaffinch
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Chaffinch
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Bog Asphodel, Bog Pimpernel +5 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Sheep Track Thwaites Fell
Photos
Sheep Track Thwaites Fell
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
252 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
252 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds59 species
springsummer
2025Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren
+54 more speciesHide species list
All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great TitParus major2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2017
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Red Deer · Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025Large Red Damselfly · Carabus nitens · Common Carpet · Silver Y · Holly Blue
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Carabus nitensCarabus nitens2018
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018
- Silver YAutographa gamma2018
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Asphodel · Bog Pimpernel · White Beak-sedge · White Frostwort
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
- White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
252 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds59 species
springsummer
2025Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren
+54 more speciesHide species list
All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great TitParus major2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2017
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Red Deer · Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025Large Red Damselfly · Carabus nitens · Common Carpet · Silver Y · Holly Blue
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Carabus nitensCarabus nitens2018
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018
- Silver YAutographa gamma2018
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Asphodel · Bog Pimpernel · White Beak-sedge · White Frostwort
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
- White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Frostwort
Western Frostwort
Gymnomitrion crenulatum2018
Gymnomitrion crenulatum2018
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2011Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2011Orange-bud Thread-mossPohlia flexuosa2011Orange-bud Thread-mossPohlia flexuosa2011Events & activities nearby
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