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Getting here
54.83225, -2.88075
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Snowdrop, Herb-Robert +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route557 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 557 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route160 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route900 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 900 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
St. Mary's Church Wreay, side view
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Wildlife to spot
6,209 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,209 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Sand Martin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +16
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- SyrphusSyrphus2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Snowdrop · Bank Haircap · Yellow Loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Common Hemp-nettle +23
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2023
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,209 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Sand Martin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +16
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- SyrphusSyrphus2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Snowdrop · Bank Haircap · Yellow Loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Common Hemp-nettle +23
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2023
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2024Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Green DrakeEphemera danica2023Green DrakeEphemera danica2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major20232023
2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2023Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2023Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2023Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2023Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023