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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose
💜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

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose
💜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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Carrion Crow +93 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Goose, Carrion Crow +93 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-tip, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2023

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

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15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾

Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾

Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾

Named routeRef 72Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route671 m▾

Named routeRef 72Length 671 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route204 m▾

Named routeRef 72Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

476 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

476 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds96 species

winterspring

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Barnacle Goose · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Mallard

+91 more species

All 96 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2013
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2010
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2016
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2016
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2014
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2014
RedshankTringa totanus2014
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2010
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
CootFulica atra2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2023
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
Todd's Canada GooseBranta canadensis interior2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2014
TealAnas crecca2014
DunlinCalidris alpina2014
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2014
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2012
NuthatchSitta europaea2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Great TitParus major2010

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Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Brown Hare · Weasel · Badger · Otter

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

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Insects15 species

summer

2023

Small Tortoiseshell · Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Ringlet

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

476 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds96 species

winterspring

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Barnacle Goose · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Mallard

+91 more species

All 96 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2013
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2010
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
Common GullLarus canus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2016
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2016
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2014
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2014
RedshankTringa totanus2014
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2010
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
CootFulica atra2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2023
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
Todd's Canada GooseBranta canadensis interior2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2014
TealAnas crecca2014
DunlinCalidris alpina2014
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2014
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2012
NuthatchSitta europaea2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Great TitParus major2010

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Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Brown Hare · Weasel · Badger · Otter

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2023

Small Tortoiseshell · Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Ringlet

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M25 in Cumbria

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Photos

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M25 in Cumbria

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