Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 520m north west of High Sunbrick Farm
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.15970, -3.09882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Lowland dry acid grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady +45 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Bay Cycle Way
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route▾
Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula
Named routeLocal walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route674 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gypsy Lanebridleway · 828 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 828 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Photos
North west from Birkrigg Common
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Wildlife to spot
30,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkReed Warbler · Coal Tit · Reed Bunting · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +9
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Physocephala rufipes
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Greater Spearwort · Ground-elder · Herb-Robert · Creeping Buttercup · Wood Avens +165
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,426 records · National Biodiversity NetworkReed Warbler · Coal Tit · Reed Bunting · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +9
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Physocephala rufipes
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Greater Spearwort · Ground-elder · Herb-Robert · Creeping Buttercup · Wood Avens +165
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas