Lath Rigg prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle and field system on Thwaites Fell 600m NNW of Thwaite Yeat
13 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
54.29233, -3.26279
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland wetlands — golden plover and upland waders
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland flushes, fens and swamps priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Red Bog-moss, Round-leaved Sundew +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed · Mat-grass · White Clover +47
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Bitter-CressCardamine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed · Mat-grass · White Clover +47
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Bitter-CressCardamine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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