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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.65949, -3.25747
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 209m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 209m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crosswort, Lesser Stitchwort +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Seat How Summit TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Comb Beck TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Gills TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerdale RambleWalking route▾
Dodd Summit TrailWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
16 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
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Altura North TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
6,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,379 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Dor Beetle
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Dog's Mercury · Rowan · Ash · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert +158
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,379 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Dor Beetle
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Dog's Mercury · Rowan · Ash · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert +158
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas