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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.73067, -3.18141
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🐕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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Hedge Woundwort, Feverfew +31 more · last seen 2021
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
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20.4 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 20.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route126 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
5 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Song Thrush · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +46
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
Bird Cherry-oat Aphid · Pterostichus cristatus · Red Mason Bee
- Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi
- Pterostichus cristatusPterostichus cristatus2021
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020
Ground-ivy · Bearded Couch · Hairy Wood-rush · Snowdrop · Field Forget-me-not +48
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
- CowslipPrimula veris2024
- Dewberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Song Thrush · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +46
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Badger
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
Bird Cherry-oat Aphid · Pterostichus cristatus · Red Mason Bee
- Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi
- Pterostichus cristatusPterostichus cristatus2021
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020
Ground-ivy · Bearded Couch · Hairy Wood-rush · Snowdrop · Field Forget-me-not +48
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
- CowslipPrimula veris2024
- Dewberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus caesius
Rubus caesius
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaOak FernGymnocarpium dryopterisOak FernGymnocarpium dryopterisWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaRed CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2024Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021