RAF Spadeadam: Blue Streak Underground Launcher Facility
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.05736, -2.58405
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ 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
- 🐦38+ 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, Stock Dove +35 more · last seen 2023
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Stock Dove +35 more · last seen 2023; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +14 more · last seen 2015
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
19 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
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
247 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
247 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2023Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Stock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2014
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2014
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- CuckooCuculus canorus2011
- Great TitParus major2010
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2011
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Common Heath · Red Admiral
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2012
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
247 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2023Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Stock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2014
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2014
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- CuckooCuculus canorus2011
- Great TitParus major2010
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2011
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Common Heath · Red Admiral
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2012
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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