Horse Head medieval shieling on Greyfell Common 50m west of confluence of Gosling Sike and Horsehead Grain 0 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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55.11835, -2.60129
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Red Grouse (scotica) +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Small Heather Weevil, Green-veined White · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Small Heather Weevil, Green-veined White · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Shining Hookeria · last seen 2013; Plants — Shining Hookeria · last seen 2013
Free
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Wildlife to spot
468 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 468 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Coal Tit +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2013 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Siskin Spinus spinus2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2012 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Raven Corvus corax2012 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2012 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2016 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2016 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2016 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2012 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2010 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Peacock · Small Heather Weevil · Green-veined White
Peacock Aglais io2011 Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Common Chickweed · Few-flowered Spike-rush · Annual Meadow-grass · Marsh Cinquefoil · Bog Asphodel +3
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Bog Stitchwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 468 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Coal Tit +33
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2013 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Siskin Spinus spinus2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2012 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Raven Corvus corax2012 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2012 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2016 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2016 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2016 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2012 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2010 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Peacock · Small Heather Weevil · Green-veined White
Peacock Aglais io2011 Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Common Chickweed · Few-flowered Spike-rush · Annual Meadow-grass · Marsh Cinquefoil · Bog Asphodel +3
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Bog Stitchwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stellaria alsine
Stellaria alsine
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2013
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2013 