Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.23883, -3.17552
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Bog Moss, Hyacinthoides +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Silecroft to SilverdaleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route374 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route370 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route418 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Church of Christ, Wallend, Kirkby-in-Furness
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Swallow · Rook · House Sparrow +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Natterjack Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus · Rhingia campestris +14
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenax
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2024▾
Snowdrop · Bog Moss · Gooseberry · Bramble · Polypodium vulgare +10
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bog MossSphagnum
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,027 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Swallow · Rook · House Sparrow +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Natterjack Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus · Rhingia campestris +14
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenax
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2024▾
Snowdrop · Bog Moss · Gooseberry · Bramble · Polypodium vulgare +10
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bog MossSphagnum
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2024Papillose NematineEuura papillosa2023Papillose NematineEuura papillosa20232023
2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023daffodilsNarcissus2023daffodilsNarcissus2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023Events & activities nearby
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