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Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.72681, -3.15520
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ 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
- 🐦77+ 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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Ground-ivy, Cowslip +9 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Route 38Cycling route
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 20.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 10Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 10Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Three Romano-British settlements, an irregular aggregate field system, and a bowl barrow on Aughertree FellHistoric site800 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow south east of Green HowHistoric site600 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Aughertree Fell SettlementHistoric site800 m→