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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.11929, -3.10638
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 Oystercatcher and Curlew
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +93 more · last seen 2025; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +93 more · last seen 2025; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route▾
Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula
Named routeLocal walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route370 m▾
Named routeRef 700Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +41
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- KnotCalidris canutus2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Ivy Bee · Cheilosia bergenstammi · Dark Bush-cricket · Opatrum sabulosum · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
- Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine · Turkey Oak · Giant Knotweed · Pellitory-of-the-wall +2
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris
- Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +41
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- EiderSomateria mollissima2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- KnotCalidris canutus2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Ivy Bee · Cheilosia bergenstammi · Dark Bush-cricket · Opatrum sabulosum · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
- Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine · Turkey Oak · Giant Knotweed · Pellitory-of-the-wall +2
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris
- Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2024Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2024Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2023Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2023Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
