Prehistoric cairnfield on Stainton Fell, 950m north of Rowantree Force
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.34055, -3.31816
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Little Egret
- ✦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
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Little Egret
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Birds — Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tawny Sedge, Carnation Sedge, Flea Sedge +102 more · last seen 2019
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Peacock +7 more · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eskdale TRailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Stainton Fell and The Knott
Photos
Stainton Fell and The Knott
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱St Michael's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→✦MUNCASTER CASTLEHistoric site4.7 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow BridgeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of StaintonHistoric site1.4 km→✦Barnscar prehistoric cairnfield, two hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, and a Romano-British farmstead, trackway and field systemHistoric site1.5 km→✦Pike How prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 320m south west of High GroundHistoric site4 km→ 2014
2014
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2011Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Painted LadyVanessa cardui2011Painted LadyVanessa cardui2011Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2010Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2010Dioecious Sedge
Dioecious Sedge
Carex dioica
Carex dioica
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caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesMarsh St John's-wortHypericum elodesCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareParsley FernCryptogramma crispaParsley FernCryptogramma crispaFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraFew-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinquefloraCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCarex hostiana x viridula s.l.Carex hostiana x viridula s.l.Carex hostiana x viridula s.l.Carex hostiana x viridula s.l.Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galePill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea 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