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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
54.52894, -2.67434
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Birchwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Birchwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Wormaldia subnigra, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Green Croftpublic footpath · 24 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mPath type: residential
Ralfland Viewpublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
Kiln Sidepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Goldeneye · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +42
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CootFulica atra2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wormaldia subnigra · Glossosoma boltoni · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Hydroptila tineoides · Hydropsyche siltalai +9
- Wormaldia subnigraWormaldia subnigra
- Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla
Lesser Butterfly-orchid · White Butterbur
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia
- White ButterburPetasites albus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Goldeneye · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +42
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CootFulica atra2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wormaldia subnigra · Glossosoma boltoni · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Hydroptila tineoides · Hydropsyche siltalai +9
- Wormaldia subnigraWormaldia subnigra
- Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus
- Hydroptila tineoidesHydroptila tineoides
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla
Lesser Butterfly-orchid · White Butterbur
- Lesser Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera bifolia
- White ButterburPetasites albus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oecetis ochracea
Oecetis ochracea
Oecetis ochracea
Oecetis ochracea
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumHydroptila forcipataHydroptila forcipataHydroptila forcipataHydroptila forcipataEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisOxyethira friciOxyethira friciOxyethira friciOxyethira friciTinodes waeneriTinodes waeneriTinodes waeneriTinodes waeneriIthytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellarisIthytrichia lamellarisEcdyonurus disparEcdyonurus dispar2024Ecdyonurus disparEcdyonurus dispar2024Events & activities nearby
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