Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.28402, -3.23550
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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 Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: DUDDON IRON FURNACE
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus +172 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Silecroft to SilverdaleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Wren · Blue Tit +33
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects32 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +27
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Varied Carpet Beetle
Lords-and-Ladies · Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Asphodel · Yellow-rattle · Bog Pimpernel +2
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Wren · Blue Tit +33
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects32 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +27
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Varied Carpet Beetle
Lords-and-Ladies · Round-leaved Sundew · Bog Asphodel · Yellow-rattle · Bog Pimpernel +2
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2025
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Phaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025CicadulaCicadula2025CicadulaCicadula2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo20252025
2025
White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2025White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2025Events & activities nearby
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