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Lalbuss Plantation

51 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Starling, Stock Dove +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Starling, Stock Dove +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Wall +2 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ringlet, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Wall +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cumbria WayWalking route118 km

Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 7Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 km

Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12.5 km

Named routeRef 10Length 12.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route319 m

Named routeRef 10Length 319 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants135 species

summer

2025

Elder · Broad Buckler-fern · Gorse · Scots Pine · Foxglove +130

ElderSambucus nigra
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
NipplewortLapsana communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
IvyHedera helix
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
AshFraxinus excelsior
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
BulrushTypha latifolia
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
GalingaleCyperus longus
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
ElmUlmus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
ChamaenerionChamaenerion
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
DaisyBellis perennis
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
OsierSalix viminalis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
RowanSorbus aucuparia
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
YewTaxus baccata
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza
Common CouchElymus repens
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
European LarchLarix decidua
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,950 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants135 species

summer

2025

Elder · Broad Buckler-fern · Gorse · Scots Pine · Foxglove +130

ElderSambucus nigra
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
NipplewortLapsana communis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
IvyHedera helix
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
AshFraxinus excelsior
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
BulrushTypha latifolia
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
GalingaleCyperus longus
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
ElmUlmus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
ChamaenerionChamaenerion
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
DaisyBellis perennis
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
OsierSalix viminalis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
RowanSorbus aucuparia
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
YewTaxus baccata
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza
Common CouchElymus repens
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
European LarchLarix decidua
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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