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Getting here
54.79214, -2.89679
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Dock Beetle, Melanostoma scalare +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
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Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +6
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Flower Bug · Limodromus assimilis · Common Earwig +18
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Annual Meadow-grass · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Marsh Thistle · Selfheal +124
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,858 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +6
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Flower Bug · Limodromus assimilis · Common Earwig +18
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Annual Meadow-grass · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Marsh Thistle · Selfheal +124
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Attactagenus plumbeusAttactagenus plumbeus2025Attactagenus plumbeusAttactagenus plumbeus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusGalingaleCyperus longusGalingaleCyperus longusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisSpiraeaSpiraeaSpiraeaSpiraeaNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaHybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosaceaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosa