Deserted village of Barton
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🍄Fungi🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
55.40570, -1.87725
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Uromyces rumicis, Thistle Rust, Alder Tongue +69 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Small Garden Bumblebee +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bugle · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route653 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff · Merlin +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
🍄Fungi48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Uromyces rumicis · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Blushing Bracket · Erysiphe polygoni +43
- Uromyces rumicisUromyces rumicis
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Erysiphe polygoniErysiphe polygoni
- Podosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff · Merlin +5
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
🍄Fungi48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Uromyces rumicis · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Blushing Bracket · Erysiphe polygoni +43
- Uromyces rumicisUromyces rumicis
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Erysiphe polygoniErysiphe polygoni
- Podosphaera aphanisPodosphaera aphanis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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