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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.63970, -3.38528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- 🐕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
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Coal Tit +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Coal Tit +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Large Red Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Polypody +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route▾
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 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Mosser Parish Church, St Philip's. The John Dalton Memorial Church, Porch
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,357 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,357 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Robin +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · Notaris acridulus · Platycheirus albimanus +15
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2024
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
🌿Plants25 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Polypody · Chicory · Broad Buckler-fern +20
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
- Wood Millet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,357 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Robin +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Helophilus pendulus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · Notaris acridulus · Platycheirus albimanus +15
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2024
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
🌿Plants25 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Polypody · Chicory · Broad Buckler-fern +20
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
- Wood Millet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2023
Talpa europaea2023
PolecatMustela putorius2025PolecatMustela putorius2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025WeaselMustela nivalis2022WeaselMustela nivalis2022Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus2024
Helophilus trivittatus2024
Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2024Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2024Oulema obscuraOulema obscura2024Oulema obscuraOulema obscura2024Ornithomya aviculariaOrnithomya avicularia2024Ornithomya aviculariaOrnithomya avicularia2024Anisotoma orbicularisAnisotoma orbicularis2024Anisotoma orbicularisAnisotoma orbicularis2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2024Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2024Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023Milium effusum
Milium effusum
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumGarden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumTimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2024Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Events & activities nearby
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