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Round cairn 420m north-west of Uplaw Knowe

0 ha

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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55.37397, -2.14713

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Harebell, Tufted Vetch, Cuckooflower +5 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Harebell, Tufted Vetch, Cuckooflower +5 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route106 m

Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Clennell Streetrestricted byway · 8.5 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 8.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Dipper · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MagpiePica pica2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Pine Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +5

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Four-spotted Chaser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Dipper · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DipperCinclus cinclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
MagpiePica pica2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Pine Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +5

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Four-spotted Chaser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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