Medieval fishponds and moat at Denton Hall
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54.96038, -2.65840
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Green-flowered Helleborine, Bank Haircap +156 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: DENTON HALL AND ADJOINING BARN/STABLES
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
22 signed routes nearby
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Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +27
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Mole · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Hawker · Sericomyia silentis · Tupiocoris rhododendri · Parent Bug · Heather Shieldbug +37
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2023
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Snowdrop · Green-flowered Helleborine · Polygonum aviculare · Meadowsweet · Water Avens +74
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Green-flowered HelleborineEpipactis phyllanthes2024
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
- Water AvensGeum rivale2022
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +27
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Mole · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Hawker · Sericomyia silentis · Tupiocoris rhododendri · Parent Bug · Heather Shieldbug +37
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2023
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Snowdrop · Green-flowered Helleborine · Polygonum aviculare · Meadowsweet · Water Avens +74
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Green-flowered HelleborineEpipactis phyllanthes2024
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
- Water AvensGeum rivale2022
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lapponaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataBright HorseflyHybomitra distinguendaBright HorseflyHybomitra distinguendaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusDidea fasciataDidea fasciataDidea fasciataDidea fasciataSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMinettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2024Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2024Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2023Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2023Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2023Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2023Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Chamaepsylla hartigiChamaepsylla hartigi2023Chamaepsylla hartigiChamaepsylla hartigi2023Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2023Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2023Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2023Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2022Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2022Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2022Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis20222022
2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2023Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2023Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2022Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2022Common WintergreenPyrola minor2022Common WintergreenPyrola minor2022Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022Rosa mollisRosa mollis2022Rosa mollisRosa mollis2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022European LarchLarix decidua2022European LarchLarix decidua2022Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2022Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022Bird CherryPrunus padus2022Bird CherryPrunus padus2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2022Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2022Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Goat WillowSalix caprea2022Goat WillowSalix caprea2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2022Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022