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St Cuthbert's Church

📷 Stephen Middlemiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ivy Bee, Cheilosia bergenstammi, Dark Bush-cricket +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ivy Bee, Cheilosia bergenstammi, Dark Bush-cricket +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Furness Haematite TrailWalking route

Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula

Named routeLocal walking route

Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km

Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km

Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 70Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 700Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 70Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route370 m

Named routeRef 700Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,067 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,067 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Coot · Mute Swan +41

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Ivy Bee · Cheilosia bergenstammi · Opatrum sabulosum · 16-spot Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly +10

Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023

🌿

Plants41 species

autumn

2025

Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine · Turkey Oak · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley +36

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red CampionSilene dioica
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
IvyHedera helix
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
CleaversGalium aparine
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
AshFraxinus excelsior
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,067 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Coot · Mute Swan +41

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Ivy Bee · Cheilosia bergenstammi · Opatrum sabulosum · 16-spot Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly +10

Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2024
Opatrum sabulosumOpatrum sabulosum
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpisNephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023

🌿

Plants41 species

autumn

2025

Snowdrop · Lesser Celandine · Turkey Oak · Hawthorn · Cow Parsley +36

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red CampionSilene dioica
HazelCorylus avellana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
IvyHedera helix
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
CleaversGalium aparine
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
AshFraxinus excelsior
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Middlemiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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