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Getting here
54.32245, -3.16358
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pearl Pouncewort, Dotted Thyme-moss, Primrose +121 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Stepping Stones, Appletree Worth Beck
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2024▾
Raven · Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch +27
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Medina collaris · Eristalis pertinax · Palloptera trimacula · Leucozona glaucia · Sericomyia silentis +1
- Medina collarisMedina collaris2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Palloptera trimaculaPalloptera trimacula2024
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Primrose · Climbing Corydalis · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Great Wood-rush · Wild Angelica +121
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2024▾
Raven · Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch +27
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Medina collaris · Eristalis pertinax · Palloptera trimacula · Leucozona glaucia · Sericomyia silentis +1
- Medina collarisMedina collaris2022
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Palloptera trimaculaPalloptera trimacula2024
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Primrose · Climbing Corydalis · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Great Wood-rush · Wild Angelica +121
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus2021
Philopotamus montanus2021
2023
2023
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Norway SprucePicea abies2023Norway SprucePicea abies2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Common BistortBistorta officinalis2023Common BistortBistorta officinalis2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023ButterburPetasites hybridus2023ButterburPetasites hybridus2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Rosa caninaRosa canina2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023Early Hair-grassAira praecox2023Early Hair-grassAira praecox2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2023Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023PignutConopodium majus2023PignutConopodium majus2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2023Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2023White StonecropSedum album2023White StonecropSedum album2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2023Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023BetonyBetonica officinalis2023BetonyBetonica officinalis2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2020Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2020Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2020Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2020Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2020Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2020Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2020Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2020Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2020Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2020Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2020Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2020River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2020River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2020Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2020Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2020Western EarwortScapania gracilis2020Western EarwortScapania gracilis2020Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2020Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Events & activities nearby
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