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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.90486, -1.82014
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 278m 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Goldfinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Goldfinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Xylota segnis, Syrphus +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Harebell, Meadow Vetchling +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Newlands to Shotley BridgrWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmSurface unpaved
Old Railway FootpathWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Boundary WalkWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red Kite TrailWalking route18 km▾
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route169 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 169 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route883 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
PowerlineMountain bike route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Black Pathbyway open to all traffic · 515 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 515 mPath type: track
Ennerdale & Langdale Terracebyway open to all traffic · 43 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 43 mPath type: residential
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Footpath at Blackhall Mill
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Wildlife to spot
14,344 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,344 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Golden Spider Beetle · Common Darter
- Golden Spider BeetleNiptus hololeucus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Phacidium lauri · Wood Speedwell Rust · Neoerysiphe nevoi · Marchfilwr y Gwanwyn · Mycosphaerella punctiformis +45
- Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri
- Wood Speedwell RustPuccinia veronicae
- Neoerysiphe nevoiNeoerysiphe nevoi
- Marchfilwr y GwanwynMelanoleuca cognata
- Mycosphaerella punctiformisMycosphaerella punctiformis
- Violet RustPuccinia violae
- Hard Fern Rust
Scots Pine · Holly · Beech · Ash
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,344 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Golden Spider Beetle · Common Darter
- Golden Spider BeetleNiptus hololeucus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Phacidium lauri · Wood Speedwell Rust · Neoerysiphe nevoi · Marchfilwr y Gwanwyn · Mycosphaerella punctiformis +45
- Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri
- Wood Speedwell RustPuccinia veronicae
- Neoerysiphe nevoiNeoerysiphe nevoi
- Marchfilwr y GwanwynMelanoleuca cognata
- Mycosphaerella punctiformisMycosphaerella punctiformis
- Violet RustPuccinia violae
- Hard Fern Rust
Scots Pine · Holly · Beech · Ash
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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