Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
54.44645, -2.88692
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Round cairn scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit 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 — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +65 more · last seen 2024; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +65 more · last seen 2024; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Anisomeridium ranunculosporum, Lepraria membranacea +76 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristle Club-rush, Heath Spotted-orchid, Yellow Fringe-moss +109 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle Walking route 1.1 km ▾
Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.
Named route Length 1.1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle Walking route 900 m ▾
Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Townend and Troutbeck Valley Walk, Windermere Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Explore classic Lakeland scenery on this walk from Brockhole, near Windermere, through Troutbeck Valley to the historic 17th-century farmhouse, Townend. Along the way, take in fell views, spot wildlife & admire traditional Lake District architecture.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ambleside to Troutbeck Walk, Windermere Walking route 9.3 km ▾
From Ambleside, walk through country lanes, woods & fields. Get views of Windermere, visit Troutbeck village & Townend farmhouse, before returning to Ambleside via a more challenging route over Wansfell Pike with great views over the surrounding fells.
Named route Length 9.3 km Duration 04:00-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Windermere West Shore Walk, Claife Viewing Station Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A wonderful lakeshore walk through woodland & parkland. The low-level linear route features views of the islands of Windermere, archaeology & the Victorian Gothic Wray Castle. Some short steep sections on tarmac, grass & gravel tracks.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30-03:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 227 m ▾
Named route Length 227 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Length 5 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 672 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Lone tree with footpath in valley of Hagg Gill
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Wildlife to spot
3,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,612 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Mole · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Small Heath · Carabus problematicus · Keeled Skimmer · Dark Giant Horsefly · Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023 Bristle Club-rush · Heath Spotted-orchid · Creeping Thistle · Common Bent · Tormentil +124
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Autumn Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,612 records · National Biodiversity Network Crossbill
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Mole · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Small Heath · Carabus problematicus · Keeled Skimmer · Dark Giant Horsefly · Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023 Bristle Club-rush · Heath Spotted-orchid · Creeping Thistle · Common Bent · Tormentil +124
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Autumn Hawkbit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Star Sedge Carex echinata2024
Star Sedge Carex echinata2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Blinks Montia fontana
Blinks Montia fontana
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Lolium perenne Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne Lolium perenne
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2024
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2024
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2024
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2024
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2024
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2024
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2024
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2024
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2024
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2024
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2024
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2024
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2024
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa2024
Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2024
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2024
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2023
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2023
Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides2023
Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides2023
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2023
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
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