Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.82494, -3.06578
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Cow Parsley, Hogweed +128 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route815 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 815 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Minor road towards West Curthwaite
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,935 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Livid Sawfly +39
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2024
- 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Greater Pond-sedge · Snowdrop
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Livid Sawfly +39
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2024
- 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Greater Pond-sedge · Snowdrop
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2023
Coccinella septempunctata2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2024Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2023Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2023Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2023Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Crataerina hirundinisCrataerina hirundinis2023Crataerina hirundinisCrataerina hirundinis2023Malthodes minimusMalthodes minimus2023Malthodes minimusMalthodes minimus2023Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2023Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2023Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2023Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023Events & activities nearby
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