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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome133 ha
Getting here
54.87539, -2.94798
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 449m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 449m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Caldew Cycleway at Cummersdale
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit · American Mink +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects26 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Oxford Ragwort · Caper Spurge · Honesty · Holly +6
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- HonestyLunaria annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Foxglove
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit · American Mink +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- American MinkNeovison vison
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects26 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Oxford Ragwort · Caper Spurge · Honesty · Holly +6
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- HonestyLunaria annua
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Foxglove
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
Wild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusBalsamImpatiens balsaminaBalsamImpatiens balsamina