Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.46536, -3.49758
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
- ⛪Churchyard walks 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 — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Brown Hare, Rabbit +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +9 more · last seen 2022
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Broad-leaved Pondweed, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route852 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route235 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Raven · Blackcap · Mallard · Siskin +54
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TealAnas crecca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Stoat +5
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- StoatMustela erminea
- Grey Squirrel
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common Carder Bee
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Snowdrop
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,060 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Raven · Blackcap · Mallard · Siskin +54
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TealAnas crecca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Stoat +5
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- StoatMustela erminea
- Grey Squirrel
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common Carder Bee
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Snowdrop
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024Events & activities nearby
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