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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.79369, -3.13197
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +57 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hyacinthoides, Endive Pellia, Common Striated Feather-moss +68 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
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St Hilda's Church, Westward
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Wildlife to spot
2,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Kestrel · Common Gull
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
10-spot Ladybird · Malthinus flaveolus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
🌿Plants143 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Perennial Sow-thistle · Meadow Buttercup · Festuca rubra · Soft-rush +138
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Kestrel · Common Gull
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
10-spot Ladybird · Malthinus flaveolus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus
🌿Plants143 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Perennial Sow-thistle · Meadow Buttercup · Festuca rubra · Soft-rush +138
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022BeechFagus sylvatica2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaBuck's-beardAruncus dioicusBuck's-beardAruncus dioicusSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiBird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avisBird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avisOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumHyacinthusHyacinthusHyacinthusHyacinthusMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaRough HorsetailEquisetum hyemale2024Rough HorsetailEquisetum hyemale2024BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2022BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2022Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2022Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2022Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum2022Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2022Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2022Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2022RowanSorbus aucuparia2022RowanSorbus aucuparia2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2022Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2022Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2022Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2022Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022AspenPopulus tremula2022AspenPopulus tremula2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022IvyHedera helix2022IvyHedera helix2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Common VetchVicia sativa2022Common VetchVicia sativa2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2022Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022AppleMalus domestica2022AppleMalus domestica2022DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2022DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022