Woodland near Townhead
73 ha
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome73 ha
Getting here
54.82827, -2.61049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Lower slopes of Croglin Fell
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Wildlife to spot
656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Common Sandpiper · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Lapwing +13
- Great TitParus major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Beraea maurus · Crunoecia irrorata · Nemurella pictetii
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus
- Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata
- Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2020
Jointed Rush · Coltsfoot · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sharp-flowered Rush · Yorkshire-fog +118
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Creeping Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Common Sandpiper · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Lapwing +13
- Great TitParus major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Beraea maurus · Crunoecia irrorata · Nemurella pictetii
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus
- Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata
- Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2020
Jointed Rush · Coltsfoot · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sharp-flowered Rush · Yorkshire-fog +118
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Creeping Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myosotis secunda
Myosotis secunda
Common SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisFlea SedgeCarex pulicarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraRosa mollisRosa mollisRosa mollisRosa mollisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgaris