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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.63238, -3.33191
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Blue 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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Blue 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Red Squirrel, Field Vole +18 more · last seen 2025; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow-rattle, Crested Dog's-tail, Ribwort Plantain +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km43 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.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,450 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail · Goldcrest +31
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Weasel · Roe Deer
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · House-fly +13
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- House-flyMusca domestica
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Snowdrop · Primrose · Crosswort · Crested Dog's-tail · Broad Buckler-fern +87
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum
- Welsh Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,450 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail · Goldcrest +31
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Weasel · Roe Deer
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · House-fly +13
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- House-flyMusca domestica
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Snowdrop · Primrose · Crosswort · Crested Dog's-tail · Broad Buckler-fern +87
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum
- Welsh Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Papaver cambricum
Papaver cambricum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissusTufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineusFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusRosa mollisRosa mollis2024Rosa mollisRosa mollis2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus2024Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024White StonecropSedum album2024White StonecropSedum album2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024RyegrassLolium2024RyegrassLolium2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024JuniperJuniperus communis2024CherryPrunus2024CherryPrunus2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RhododendronRhododendron2024RhododendronRhododendron2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024BirchBetula2024BirchBetula2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2024Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Events & activities nearby
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