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54.72379, -2.69767
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Mallard, Greylag Goose +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Greylag Goose +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Hedge Bedstraw, Sitka Spruce +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Hedge Bedstraw, Sitka Spruce +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Oak, Red Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
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Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 7 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 11 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 677 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Little Egret · Greylag Goose +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Monkeyflower · Giant Hogweed
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Little Egret · Greylag Goose +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Monkeyflower · Giant Hogweed
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2024
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Muscina levida Muscina levida2024
Muscina levida Muscina levida2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Strawberry-root Weevil Otiorhynchus ovatus2024
Strawberry-root Weevil Otiorhynchus ovatus2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024 