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St John the Baptist Church

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕In The Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕In The Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Little Egret +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Little Egret +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Bay Cycle Way

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km

Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km

Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route82 m

Named routeRef 700Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route199 m

Named routeRef 700Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.5 km

Named routeRef 70Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

23,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Little Egret +51

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025

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Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Weasel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark Giant Horsefly · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Little Egret +51

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Weasel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
WeaselMustela nivalis2025
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark Giant Horsefly · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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