Dale House, walled garden
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Getting here
58.44863, -3.49263
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Mistle Thrush +48 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Mistle Thrush +48 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2013
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Meadowsweet, Tufted Hair-grass +81 more · last seen 2015
Dogs allowed with public access
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (John o' Groats)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km▾
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Old mill house at Westerdale
Photos
Old mill house at Westerdale
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
305 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025Grey Wagtail · Common Sandpiper · Mistle Thrush · Skylark · Dipper
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2022
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TealAnas crecca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2018
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2014
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2014
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2014
- SiskinSpinus spinus2013
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
- JackdawColoeus monedula2012
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2019Mole · Pine Marten
Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Wood Tiger · Clouded Border
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012
- Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2011
- Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata
daffodils · Meadowsweet · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold · Primrose
+79 more speciesHide species list
All 84 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- daffodilsNarcissus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2014
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025Grey Wagtail · Common Sandpiper · Mistle Thrush · Skylark · Dipper
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2022
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TealAnas crecca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2018
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- RobinErithacus rubecula2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2014
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2014
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2014
- SiskinSpinus spinus2013
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
- JackdawColoeus monedula2012
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2019Mole · Pine Marten
Green-veined White · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Wood Tiger · Clouded Border
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2012
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2012
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2012
- Wood TigerParasemia plantaginis2011
- Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata
daffodils · Meadowsweet · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold · Primrose
+79 more speciesHide species list
All 84 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- daffodilsNarcissus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2014
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Heath
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia2012
Coenonympha tullia2012
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2012Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2012Common BluePolyommatus icarus2012Common BluePolyommatus icarus2012DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2012DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2012Emperor MothSaturnia pavoniaEmperor MothSaturnia pavoniaKnot GrassAcronicta rumicisKnot GrassAcronicta rumicisLight Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidisLight Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidisWhite ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2012White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2012Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2012Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2012Common HawkerAeshna juncea2012Common HawkerAeshna juncea2012Black DarterSympetrum danae2012Black DarterSympetrum danae2012Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2011Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2011Haworth's MinorCelaena haworthii2010Haworth's MinorCelaena haworthii2010Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2010Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Cream WaveScopula floslactata2010Cream WaveScopula floslactata2010Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2010Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2010Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2010Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2014Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2014Water SedgeCarex aquatilis2014Water SedgeCarex aquatilis2014Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2014Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2014Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2014Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2014Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2014Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2014Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2014Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2014Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2014Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2014Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2014Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2014Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2014Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2014DockRumex2014DockRumex2014Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2014Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2014Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2014Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2014Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2014Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2014Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2014Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2014HorsetailEquisetum2014HorsetailEquisetum2014JacobaeaJacobaea2014JacobaeaJacobaea2014Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2014Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2014Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2012Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2012Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2012Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2012Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2012Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2012CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2012CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2012Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2011Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2011Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2011Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2011Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2011Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2011Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2011Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2011Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2011Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2011Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2011Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2011Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2011Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2011Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2011Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2011Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2011Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2011Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2011Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2011Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2011Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2011Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2011Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2011Heath FingerwortKurzia trichoclados2011Heath FingerwortKurzia trichoclados2011Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2011Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2011Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2011Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2011Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2011Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2011Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2011Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2011Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2011Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2011Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2011Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2011Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2011Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2011RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2011Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2011Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2011Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2011Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2011Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2011Jagged NotchwortSchistochilopsis incisa2011Jagged NotchwortSchistochilopsis incisa2011Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2011Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2011Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2011Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2011Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2011Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2011Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2011Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2011Shady EarwortScapania umbrosa2011Shady EarwortScapania umbrosa2011Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2011Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2011Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2011Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2011Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2011Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2011Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2011Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2011Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2011Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2011Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2011Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2011Compact Swan-neck MossCampylopus brevipilus2011Compact Swan-neck MossCampylopus brevipilus2011Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2011Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2011Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2011Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2011Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2011Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2011Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2011Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2011Events & activities nearby
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