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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.39689, -3.48053
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Hadrian's Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Croft Head Roadpublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: residential
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Eskdale TRailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route779 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Seascale Methodist Church, Gosforth Rd
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Wildlife to spot
1,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Starling · House Sparrow +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RazorbillAlca torda2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Polecat · Mole
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- PolecatMustela putorius2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Natterjack Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
Early Colletes · Melanimon tibialis · Phylan gibbus · Green Tiger Beetle · Buffish Mining Bee +21
- Early ColletesColletes cunicularius2024
- Melanimon tibialisMelanimon tibialis2024
- Phylan gibbusPhylan gibbus2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
- Black Marram WeevilOtiorhynchus atroapterus
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bloody Crane's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Burnet Rose · Daisy · Bulbous Buttercup +25
- Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2022
- DaisyBellis perennis2022
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Starling · House Sparrow +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RazorbillAlca torda2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Polecat · Mole
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- PolecatMustela putorius2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Natterjack Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
Early Colletes · Melanimon tibialis · Phylan gibbus · Green Tiger Beetle · Buffish Mining Bee +21
- Early ColletesColletes cunicularius2024
- Melanimon tibialisMelanimon tibialis2024
- Phylan gibbusPhylan gibbus2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
- Black Marram WeevilOtiorhynchus atroapterus
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bloody Crane's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Burnet Rose · Daisy · Bulbous Buttercup +25
- Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2022
- DaisyBellis perennis2022
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2024Platycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus2024Paradelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilis2024Paradelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilis2024Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2024Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2024Pilaria discicollisPilaria discicollis2024Pilaria discicollisPilaria discicollis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2024Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2024Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2024Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Gold-Fringed Mason BeeOsmia aurulenta2022Gold-Fringed Mason BeeOsmia aurulenta2022Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2022Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2022Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2022Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata202224-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202224-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Sea Bindweed
Sea Bindweed
Calystegia soldanella
Calystegia soldanella
Sea-kaleCrambe maritimaSea-kaleCrambe maritimaTree-mallowMalva arboreaTree-mallowMalva arboreaSnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2022Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes2022Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes2022Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2022Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2022Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2022Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022Wild PansyViola tricolor2022Wild PansyViola tricolor2022Portland SpurgeEuphorbia portlandica2022Portland SpurgeEuphorbia portlandica2022