Mohopehead leadmine and ore works
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.84419, -2.35943
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
- ✦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, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Flat Neckera, Rambling Tail-moss +17 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Rhingia campestris +6 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Lead ore washing bays at Mohope Head Lead Mine (2)
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Wildlife to spot
409 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2012
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2012▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Rhingia campestris · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Himalayan Balsam · Flat Neckera · Rambling Tail-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Dotted Thyme-moss +14
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2014
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2018
- Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2012
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2012▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Rhingia campestris · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Himalayan Balsam · Flat Neckera · Rambling Tail-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Dotted Thyme-moss +14
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2014
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
- Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2018
- Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Pelidnoptera nigripennisPelidnoptera nigripennis2017Pelidnoptera nigripennisPelidnoptera nigripennis2017Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2017Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2017Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2012Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum20122018
2018
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2018Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2018Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2018Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Dusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescens2018Dusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescens2018Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2018Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2018Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2018Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2018Comb NotchwortSphenolobus minutus2018Comb NotchwortSphenolobus minutus2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2018Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2018Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2017Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2017