Scalesceugh Roman kilns
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.83781, -2.85998
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Sand Martin and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Sand Martin and Mallard
- ✦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 — Sand Martin, Mallard, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Sand Martin, Mallard, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Greater Bulb-Fly, Marmalade Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Snowdrop, Yellow Loosestrife, Herb-Robert +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
7,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSand Martin · Mallard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +17
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
🌿Plants11 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Yellow Loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Common Hemp-nettle · Marsh Woundwort +6
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2023
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSand Martin · Mallard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🐝Insects22 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +17
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
🌿Plants11 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Yellow Loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Common Hemp-nettle · Marsh Woundwort +6
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2023
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023