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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.43371, -2.59381
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Old School Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Old School Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Crosswort, Broad-leaved Dock +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Low Lanebridleway · 212 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 212 mPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Robin · Chaffinch +30
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Snowdrop · Crosswort · Broad-leaved Dock · False Oat-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +85
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Heath Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Robin · Chaffinch +30
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole
Eristalis pertinax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Snowdrop · Crosswort · Broad-leaved Dock · False Oat-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass +85
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Heath Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium saxatile2024
Galium saxatile2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumMelancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2024Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2024Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Events & activities nearby
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