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Getting here
54.74709, -3.23528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Portevinia maculata, Odontocerum albicorne, Small White +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Common Mouse-ear, Broad Buckler-fern +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
4 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
Main RouteCycling route20.4 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 20.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Torpenhow, St. Michael's Church: Norman window
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Wildlife to spot
2,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,037 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Collared Dove
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Harvest Mouse · Weasel · Badger · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Portevinia maculata · Mesembrina meridiana · Large Red Damselfly · Sciaphilus asperatus · Odontocerum albicorne +5
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Germander Speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Ribwort Plantain · Male-fern · Bugle +126
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,037 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Collared Dove
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Harvest Mouse · Weasel · Badger · Roe Deer · Red Fox +1
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Portevinia maculata · Mesembrina meridiana · Large Red Damselfly · Sciaphilus asperatus · Odontocerum albicorne +5
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Germander Speedwell · Lesser Celandine · Ribwort Plantain · Male-fern · Bugle +126
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucusEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisAlternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifoliumAlternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifoliumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaDryopteris lacunosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusGreen-bracted DandelionTaraxacum fulviformeGreen-bracted DandelionTaraxacum fulviformeCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaTaraxacum sect. RuderaliaTaraxacum sect. RuderaliaTaraxacum sect. RuderaliaTaraxacum sect. RuderaliaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusBertha's DandelionTaraxacum berthaeBertha's DandelionTaraxacum berthaeTaraxacum sect. HamataTaraxacum sect. HamataTaraxacum sect. HamataTaraxacum sect. HamataRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipes