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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.84306, -3.05377
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Carrion Crow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Carrion Crow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — House Martin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Martin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route253 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Chaffinch +39
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Weasel · Pipistrelle Bat species +7
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red Fox
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird +28
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Chaffinch +39
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Weasel · Pipistrelle Bat species +7
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red Fox
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · 2-spot Ladybird +28
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo2024Feral FerretMustela putorius subsp. furo2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024OtterLutra lutra2024OtterLutra lutra2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024