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🦅Birds🦋Insects🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.65002, -3.43927
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Barn Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Barn Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Swallow +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Square-spot, Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing +175 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Swallow +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route▾
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Harpers Lanebridleway · 338 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 338 mPath type: bridleway
Harpers Lanebridleway · 34 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mPath type: residential
Photos
Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Greysouthen
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,428 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Tawny Owl · Barn Owl · Grey Heron · Swift +6
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2019
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Slow-worm
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Banded Demoiselle +19
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Camberwell BeautyNymphalis antiopa
🌿Plants88 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Snowdrop · Ash · Ivy · Polypody +83
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- AshFraxinus excelsior2019
- IvyHedera helix2019
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,428 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Tawny Owl · Barn Owl · Grey Heron · Swift +6
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2020
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2019
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Slow-worm
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Banded Demoiselle +19
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Camberwell BeautyNymphalis antiopa
🌿Plants88 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Snowdrop · Ash · Ivy · Polypody +83
- Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- AshFraxinus excelsior2019
- IvyHedera helix2019
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2020Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestrisBombus terrestris subsp. terrestris2020Bombus terrestris subsp. terrestrisBombus terrestris subsp. terrestris2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album20192-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20192-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Alliaria petiolata2019
Alliaria petiolata2019
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019ElderSambucus nigra2019ElderSambucus nigra2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2019Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2019Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2019Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2019Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2019Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Common VetchVicia sativa2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Wild CherryPrunus avium2019Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019daffodilsNarcissus2019daffodilsNarcissus2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Water AvensGeum rivale2019Water AvensGeum rivale2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2018GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2018Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2018Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Goat WillowSalix caprea2018Goat WillowSalix caprea2018Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018Rosa caninaRosa canina2018Rosa caninaRosa canina2018Bearded CouchElymus caninus2018Bearded CouchElymus caninus2018Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018AspenPopulus tremula2018AspenPopulus tremula2018HazelCorylus avellana2018HazelCorylus avellana2018ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018Sessile OakQuercus petraea2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018Events & activities nearby
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