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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Painted Lady, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, White Sedge, Bogbean +103 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Ullswater WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route▾
Old Coach Road alternative
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Martin · Chaffinch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +25
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Notch-horned Cleg · Ctenicera cuprea
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Germander Speedwell · Sitka Spruce · White Clover · Sessile Oak · Raspberry +109
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Martin · Chaffinch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +25
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Notch-horned Cleg · Ctenicera cuprea
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Germander Speedwell · Sitka Spruce · White Clover · Sessile Oak · Raspberry +109
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Tall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanicaTall Bog-sedgeCarex magellanicaLesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2024Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024