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🛝Family🎠Play🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.46970, -2.58470
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌿122+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Great Burnet and Wood Crane's-bill among those found
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Kennedy's Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌿122+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Great Burnet and Wood Crane's-bill among those found
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Kennedy's Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Burnet, Wood Crane's-bill, Hybrid Monkeyflower +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales High WayWalking route145 km▾
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Townhead Lanebridleway · 559 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 559 mPath type: bridleway
Martinagap Lanebridleway · 30 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mPath type: service
Townhead Lanebridleway · 171 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mPath type: bridleway
Martinagap Lanebridleway · 953 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 953 mPath type: track
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All Saints Church and part of its burial ground at Orton
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,411 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,411 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Swallow · Kestrel
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Potato Capsid +7
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Great Burnet · Wood Crane's-bill · Hybrid Monkeyflower · Betony · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +117
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2024
- Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,411 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Swallow · Kestrel
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Potato Capsid +7
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Great Burnet · Wood Crane's-bill · Hybrid Monkeyflower · Betony · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +117
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2024
- Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
CantharisCantharisCantharisCantharisBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Geranium MandrelAmetastegia carpini2024Geranium MandrelAmetastegia carpini2024Neria ephippiumNeria ephippium2024Neria ephippiumNeria ephippium2024Glaucous Sedge
Glaucous Sedge
Carex flacca
Carex flacca
Flat-sedgeBlysmus compressusFlat-sedgeBlysmus compressusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusLeafless Hawk's-beardCrepis praemorsa2024Leafless Hawk's-beardCrepis praemorsa2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Quaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensAlpine BartsiaBartsia alpinaAlpine BartsiaBartsia alpinaBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaIntermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2024Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa2024Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa2024Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2024Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2024GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2024GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2024Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMarsh Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia densifloraMarsh Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia densifloraSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaField GentianGentianella campestrisField GentianGentianella campestrisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisHeath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealisDwarf MilkwortPolygala amarellaDwarf MilkwortPolygala amarellaFat DuckweedLemna gibba2024Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2024Dactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosaDactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosa2024Dactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosaDactylorhiza maculata x purpurella = D. x formosa2024Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2024Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2024Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2024Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2024Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2024Bird's-foot SedgeCarex ornithopoda2024Bird's-foot SedgeCarex ornithopoda2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2024Northern BedstrawGalium boreale2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2024Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2024Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2024Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2024Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2024Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2024Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Events & activities nearby
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