Kirkley Hall Walled Gardern
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.08692, -1.76895
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Swallow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Hedgehog +14 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Flavoplaca oasis +11 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Chinese Bramble, Salmonberry +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route704 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route160 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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Walled Garden at Kirkley Hall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,245 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Swallow · Woodpigeon +21
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- MerlinFalco columbarius2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Beaver · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Volucella pellucens +39
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Chinese Bramble · Salmonberry · Welsh Poppy · Primrose
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Swallow · Woodpigeon +21
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- MerlinFalco columbarius2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Beaver · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus · Volucella pellucens +39
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Chinese Bramble · Salmonberry · Welsh Poppy · Primrose
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanariusMelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2024Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Green DrakeEphemera danica2023Green DrakeEphemera danica2023Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2021Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum202122-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202122-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021EupeodesEupeodes2021EupeodesEupeodes2021Events & activities nearby
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