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Getting here
54.84293, -2.98229
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Reivers' Route
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
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The Church of St Michael at Dalston
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Wildlife to spot
7,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,536 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swallow · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax +1
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Snowdrop · Cat's-ear · Male-fern · Hairy Bitter-cress · Spear Thistle +74
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,536 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swallow · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax +1
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Snowdrop · Cat's-ear · Male-fern · Hairy Bitter-cress · Spear Thistle +74
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Spear MintMentha spicata2024Spear MintMentha spicata2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024BurdockArctium2024BurdockArctium2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024BorageBorago officinalis2024BorageBorago officinalis2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024