Shieling north of Jerrycalf Rigg
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.05293, -2.57561
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Meadow Pipit +42 more · last seen 2023
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Meadow Pipit +42 more · last seen 2023; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Heath, Small Heath +15 more · last seen 2015
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
265 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
265 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2023Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Stock Dove
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- CuckooCuculus canorus2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- Great TitParus major2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2014
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2010
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2010
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
- CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Green-veined White · Common Heath · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Red Admiral
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2012
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Tricyphona schummeliTricyphona schummeli
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
265 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2023Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Stock Dove
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- CuckooCuculus canorus2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- Great TitParus major2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2014
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2010
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2010
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
- CurlewNumenius arquata2010
Green-veined White · Common Heath · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Red Admiral
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2012
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Tricyphona schummeliTricyphona schummeli
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2012
2012
Phylidorea squalensPhylidorea squalens2012Phylidorea squalensPhylidorea squalens2012Cixius similisCixius similis2012Cixius similisCixius similis2012Molophilus aterMolophilus ater2012Molophilus aterMolophilus ater2012Nothodelphax distinctaNothodelphax distincta2012Nothodelphax distinctaNothodelphax distincta2012Tipula subnodicornisTipula subnodicornis2012Tipula subnodicornisTipula subnodicornis2012Orange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesDark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglajaDark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglajaLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusSmall WhitePieris rapae2012Small WhitePieris rapae2012Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2012Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2012Events & activities nearby
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