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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.34221, -1.04356
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Curlew +19 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Curlew +19 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Larger Cut Notchwort, Creeping Fingerwort, Bank Haircap +83 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Birch Shieldbug · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
9 public paths 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
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Pheasant · Whinchat +17
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Birch Shieldbug
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Larger Cut Notchwort · Creeping Fingerwort · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss +81
- Larger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformis
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Tumid Notchwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Pheasant · Whinchat +17
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Birch Shieldbug
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Larger Cut Notchwort · Creeping Fingerwort · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss +81
- Larger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformis
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Tumid Notchwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lophozia ventricosa
Lophozia ventricosa
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataBristle-leafBrachydontium trichodesBristle-leafBrachydontium trichodesSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaDusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescensDusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescensBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumAtlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticusAtlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticusBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatumFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataShady EarwortScapania umbrosaShady EarwortScapania umbrosaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesStipular FlapwortHarpanthus scutatusStipular FlapwortHarpanthus scutatusYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareEvents & activities nearby
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