Bastle at The Raw Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.27622, -2.09189
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ 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
- 🐦87+ 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, Willow Warbler +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Swallow, Willow Warbler +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Lepra amara, Bryoria fuscescens +74 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Green Tiger Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Waved Silk-moss +77 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
3 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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌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
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
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
1,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Pheasant · Wren · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌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
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
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
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Stoat
Mustela erminea2024
Mustela erminea2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataGorseUlex 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