Church of St Michael and All Angels
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.37358, -2.99916
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Poppi Red — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Poppi Red — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black Darter, Common Hawker +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km34 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route▾
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km▾
Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.
Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route285 m▾
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route615 m▾
Named routeRef 637Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route▾
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route▾
Silurian WayMountain bike route▾
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route▾
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route▾
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Church of St. Michael and all Angels - geograph.org.uk - 6700779
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Pheasant · Song Thrush · Blue Tit +6
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +4
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Grass-of-Parnassus · Lemon-scented Fern · Betony +99
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,598 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Pheasant · Song Thrush · Blue Tit +6
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Hawker · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +4
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Grass-of-Parnassus · Lemon-scented Fern · Betony +99
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer
Keeled Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens
Orthetrum coerulescens
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusPondweedPotamogetonPondweedPotamogetonYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisSpiraeaSpiraeaSpiraeaSpiraeaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisMarsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustrisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumGunneraGunneraGunneraGunneraSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusBedstrawGaliumBedstrawGaliumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaScandinavian Small-reedCalamagrostis purpureaScandinavian Small-reedCalamagrostis purpureaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaWoundwortStachysWoundwortStachysBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSoapwortSaponaria officinalisSoapwortSaponaria officinalisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumOakQuercusOakQuercusSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisRoseRosaRoseRosaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisEvents & activities 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