Heathwaite Settlement
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.27599, -3.14741
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025; Upland wetlands — golden plover and upland waders
Free
Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025; Upland flushes, fens and swamps priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Meadow Brown +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Primrose +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Pewet Tarn and Heathwaite Settlement
Weather for this location
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Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
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Wood-sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella
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