Pategill Playing Field 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
54.65960, -2.73930
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Greenfinch ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Greenfinch ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Syrphus +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lady Anne's Way Walking route 160 km ▾
The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.
Named route Length 160 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ullswater Way - Dalemain Loop Walking route ▾
Ullswater Way Dalemain Loop - white text on red roundel
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Eamont Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map A66 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Farmhouse conversion at Pategill Farm, Carleton Road
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Wildlife to spot
18,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +22
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Rubus tuberculatus · Bramble · Cornflower · Wild Plum · Norway Maple +4
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Wild Plum Prunus domestica Norway Maple Acer platanoides Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Apple Malus domestica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +22
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Rubus tuberculatus · Bramble · Cornflower · Wild Plum · Norway Maple +4
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Wild Plum Prunus domestica Norway Maple Acer platanoides Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Apple Malus domestica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Deer
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus
Anatis ocellata
Anatis ocellata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes
Agapetus ochripes Agapetus ochripes
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea 