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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
☕Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Painted Lady +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Painted Lady +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower, Maidenhair Spleenwort +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower, Maidenhair Spleenwort +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Raspberry, Dandelion, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Back Lanepublic footpath · 281 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 281 mPath type: track

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route

Named route

Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route719 m

Named routeRef 10Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blackbird

JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Polecat · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
PolecatMustela putorius2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cartodere nodifer · Heleomyza serrata · Stenocranus minutus +5

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Heleomyza serrataHeleomyza serrata
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025

🌿

Plants164 species

autumn

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Wall Speedwell · Green Field-speedwell · Hazel · Petty Spurge +159

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
HazelCorylus avellana
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HawkweedHieracium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Ribes rubrumRibes rubrum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
HollyIlex aquifolium
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana
BorageBorago officinalis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
GorseUlex europaeus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
TimothyPhleum pratense
IvyHedera helix
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DandelionTaraxacum
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rosa mollisRosa mollis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
CleaversGalium aparine
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wild CherryPrunus avium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
DaisyBellis perennis
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
White WillowSalix alba
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
CrocosmiaCrocosmia
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common CouchElymus repens
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii
Dappled HawkweedHieracium scotostictum
ChicoryCichorium intybus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blackbird

JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Polecat · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
PolecatMustela putorius2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cartodere nodifer · Heleomyza serrata · Stenocranus minutus +5

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Heleomyza serrataHeleomyza serrata
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025

🌿

Plants164 species

autumn

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Wall Speedwell · Green Field-speedwell · Hazel · Petty Spurge +159

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
HazelCorylus avellana
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HawkweedHieracium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Ribes rubrumRibes rubrum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
HollyIlex aquifolium
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana
BorageBorago officinalis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
GorseUlex europaeus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
TimothyPhleum pratense
IvyHedera helix
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DandelionTaraxacum
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rosa mollisRosa mollis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
CleaversGalium aparine
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wild CherryPrunus avium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
DaisyBellis perennis
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
White WillowSalix alba
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
CrocosmiaCrocosmia
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common CouchElymus repens
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii
Dappled HawkweedHieracium scotostictum
ChicoryCichorium intybus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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