Branshaw deserted settlement, bastle, field system and section of Roman road
38 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome38 ha
Getting here
55.29043, -2.19288
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Swallow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +36 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Skylark, Swallow, Meadow Pipit +36 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
305 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
305 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2020
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2019
- MerlinFalco columbarius2014
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Adder
Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell · Ribwort Plantain · Erophila verna · Wild Thyme +41
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Erophila vernaErophila verna
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Marsh Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
305 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2011
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2011
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2020
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2019
- MerlinFalco columbarius2014
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2011
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Adder
Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell · Ribwort Plantain · Erophila verna · Wild Thyme +41
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Erophila vernaErophila verna
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Marsh Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium palustre
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumEvents & activities nearby
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