Crosby On Eden playing fields & swings
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.92785, -2.86760
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Whooper Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Whooper Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Whooper Swan, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Otter, Grey Squirrel, Red Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Mottled Umber, Flame Carpet +238 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White Clover, Daisy +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Crosby on Eden Village Hall
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Whooper Swan
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Otter · Brown Hare
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Helina evecta · Migrant Hawker
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Hogweed · White Clover · Scented Mayweed · Prickly Sow-thistle · Annual Meadow-grass +141
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Whooper Swan
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Otter · Brown Hare
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Helina evecta · Migrant Hawker
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Hogweed · White Clover · Scented Mayweed · Prickly Sow-thistle · Annual Meadow-grass +141
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas