Bastle, 500m west of High Shaw
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.27836, -2.10259
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Swallow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Coal Tit +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Coal Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Usnea dasopoga, Oak Moss, Melanelixia subaurifera +56 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2019; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Tormentil, Betony +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route413 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Ironhouse bastle, west of High Shaw (2)
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Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Spanish Bluebell · Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Betony +10
- Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer +2
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Spanish Bluebell · Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Betony +10
- Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stoat
Stoat
Mustela erminea2024
Mustela erminea2024
GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra