Church of the Holy Spirit
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.59750, -3.54292
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-tip, Red Admiral +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Common Ragwort, Cleavers +106 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route▾
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route641 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 641 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route320 m▾
Named routeLength 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Lychgate, The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Magpie · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Polecat-Ferret +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2025
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Eristalis tenax · 22-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Ragwort · Cleavers · Cock's-foot · Daisy · Broad-leaved Dock +56
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
- CleaversGalium aparine2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- DaisyBellis perennis2023
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Magpie · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Polecat-Ferret +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2025
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Eristalis tenax · 22-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Ragwort · Cleavers · Cock's-foot · Daisy · Broad-leaved Dock +56
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
- CleaversGalium aparine2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- DaisyBellis perennis2023
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bramble
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus2023
Rubus fruticosus2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWood VetchErvilia sylvatica2024Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023GorseUlex europaeus2023GorseUlex europaeus2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Goat WillowSalix caprea2023Goat WillowSalix caprea2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2023KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Events & activities nearby
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