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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 375 ha
Places › England › North West › Westmorland and Furness Getting here
54.72187, -2.37103
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Yad Moss Layby 331m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Yad Moss Layby 331m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Black Grouse +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Black Grouse +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly-fern, Alpine Cat's-tail, Mossy Saxifrage +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly-fern, Alpine Cat's-tail, Mossy Saxifrage +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Black Snipefly, Green Dock Beetle, Notch-horned Cleg +26 more · last seen 2016
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map South Tyne Trail Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Tyne Trail Mountain bike route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) Mountain bike route 123.9 km ▾
Named route Length 123.9 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Shake hole on Slack's Rigg
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Wildlife to spot
2,296 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,296 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +45
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rook Corvus frugilegus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2023 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2020 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Marsh Saxifrage · Holly-fern · Field Gentian · Alpine Cat's-tail · Heather +29
Marsh Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus Holly-fern Polystichum lonchitis2024 Field Gentian Gentianella campestris Alpine Cat's-tail Phleum alpinum Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,296 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +45
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Curlew Numenius arquata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rook Corvus frugilegus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2023 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2020 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Marsh Saxifrage · Holly-fern · Field Gentian · Alpine Cat's-tail · Heather +29
Marsh Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus Holly-fern Polystichum lonchitis2024 Field Gentian Gentianella campestris Alpine Cat's-tail Phleum alpinum Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soft-rush
Soft-rush
Juncus effusus2023
Juncus effusus2023
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2023
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2023
Spring Gentian Gentiana verna2021
Spring Gentian Gentiana verna2021
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides2024
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides2024
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2023
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2023
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2023
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2023
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2023
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2023
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2023
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2023
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum2023
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2023
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2023
Lady's-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris2023
Lady's-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris2023
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Fescue Festuca2023
Fescue Festuca2023
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2023
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2023
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2023
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2020
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2020
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis2020
Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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