Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.14094, -3.10943
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route▾
Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula
Named routeLocal walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Lime kiln above Scales Green Farm
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Wildlife to spot
31,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,003 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +30
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wood Mouse · Red Fox
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Field Grasshopper · Ivy Bee · Opatrum sabulosum · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella bombylans +14
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
🌿Plants65 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Greater Plantain +60
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Meadow Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,003 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +30
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wood Mouse · Red Fox
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Field Grasshopper · Ivy Bee · Opatrum sabulosum · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella bombylans +14
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
🌿Plants65 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley · Greater Plantain +60
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DandelionTaraxacum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Meadow Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2024Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acris
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024Turkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBlack BentAgrostis giganteaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGiant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensisGiant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensisPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024