Golden Fleece marching camp
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Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.85745, -2.87079
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood-sorrel, Creeping Buttercup +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route557 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 557 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Sheep in field SE of B6263 east of Golden Fleece Motorway Services
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Wildlife to spot
6,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Streptopelia roseogrisea f. risoriaStreptopelia roseogrisea f. risoria2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cheilosia illustrata · Syrphus ribesii · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Platycheirus granditarsus · Meliscaeva cinctella +10
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Perennial Sow-thistle
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Streptopelia roseogrisea f. risoriaStreptopelia roseogrisea f. risoria2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Cheilosia illustrata · Syrphus ribesii · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Platycheirus granditarsus · Meliscaeva cinctella +10
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Perennial Sow-thistle
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.