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Getting here
54.72090, -3.49382
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redshank, Mallard, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Redshank, Mallard, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Blue, Common Blue, Small White +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow Broomrape, Bloody Crane's-bill, Bluebell +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Site of the Roman fort at Maryport
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Wildlife to spot
4,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,390 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Redshank +39
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Polecat-Ferret
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Lily Beetle · Welsh Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird +2
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Bluebell · Coltsfoot · Thrift · Common Mouse-ear · Hoary Cress +87
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Hoary CressLepidium draba
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,390 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Redshank +39
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Polecat-Ferret
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Lily Beetle · Welsh Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird +2
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Bluebell · Coltsfoot · Thrift · Common Mouse-ear · Hoary Cress +87
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- ThriftArmeria maritima
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Hoary CressLepidium draba
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas