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Broughton Baptist Church

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🅿️Parking 222m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 222m away — 6 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cuckooflower, Snowdrop, Red Campion +17 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cuckooflower, Snowdrop, Red Campion +17 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Speckled Wood +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Speckled Wood +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Church Meadowspublic footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route

Named route

Route 7Cycling route

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route87 m

Named routeRef 10Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Back Lanebridleway · 257 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 257 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

winterautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Grey Heron

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants173 species

springsummer

2025

Bluebell · Polygonum aviculare · Annual Meadow-grass · Pineappleweed · Shepherd's-purse +168

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
RamsonsAllium ursinum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Hedera helixHedera helix
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
CleaversGalium aparine
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
DaisyBellis perennis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common CouchElymus repens
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
CotoneasterCotoneaster
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
ButterburPetasites hybridus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
YewTaxus baccata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
HazelCorylus avellana
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SanicleSanicula europaea
PignutConopodium majus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BugleAjuga reptans
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BeechFagus sylvatica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CowslipPrimula veris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
White CloverTrifolium repens
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Water AvensGeum rivale
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

winterautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Grey Heron

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants173 species

springsummer

2025

Bluebell · Polygonum aviculare · Annual Meadow-grass · Pineappleweed · Shepherd's-purse +168

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
RamsonsAllium ursinum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Hedera helixHedera helix
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
CleaversGalium aparine
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
DaisyBellis perennis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common CouchElymus repens
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
CotoneasterCotoneaster
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
ButterburPetasites hybridus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
YewTaxus baccata
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
HazelCorylus avellana
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
SanicleSanicula europaea
PignutConopodium majus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BugleAjuga reptans
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BeechFagus sylvatica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CowslipPrimula veris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
White CloverTrifolium repens
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Water AvensGeum rivale
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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