Romano-British farmstead and later steadings, 800m NNW of Ferneyrigg
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.15234, -2.07256
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Merlin, Carrion Crow, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Merlin, Carrion Crow, Cormorant +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Peacock +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Creeping Buttercup, Yarrow +242 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route435 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Reed Bunting · Wren · Crossbill +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Red Fox
Small Heath · Peacock · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Red Admiral +24
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
🌿Plants46 species
winterspring
2023▾
Chalk Comb-moss · Rigid Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Golden-head Moss +41
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Reed Bunting · Wren · Crossbill +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Red Fox
Small Heath · Peacock · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Red Admiral +24
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
🌿Plants46 species
winterspring
2023▾
Chalk Comb-moss · Rigid Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Golden-head Moss +41
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022Common HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaPainted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022SyrphusSyrphus2022SyrphusSyrphus2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumBilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2022Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2022White SedgeCarex canescens2022White SedgeCarex canescens2022CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2022CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2022Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Events & activities nearby
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