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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.58703, -3.48705
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch ✦ 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
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2024; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2024; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Snowdrop, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map Cockermouth<>Distingtion Cycling route ▾
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 320 m ▾
Named route Length 320 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Field north of minor road close to Friar Bank Wood
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Wildlife to spot
2,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Stonechat · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Grasshopper Warbler +34
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Stoat +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Stoat Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Large White +6
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Common Sedge · White Clover · Rowan · Sitka Spruce · Cock's-foot +47
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019 White Clover Trifolium repens2019 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2019 Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Stonechat · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Grasshopper Warbler +34
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Stoat +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Stoat Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Large White +6
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Common Sedge · White Clover · Rowan · Sitka Spruce · Cock's-foot +47
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019 White Clover Trifolium repens2019 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2019 Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2019 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea2025
Mustela erminea2025
American Mink Neovison vison
American Mink Neovison vison
Pine Marten Martes martes2025
Pine Marten Martes martes2025
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 2019
2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2019
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2019
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2019
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2019
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2019
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2019
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2019
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2019
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Red Campion Silene dioica2019
Red Campion Silene dioica2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2019
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2019
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2019
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2019
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Hawkweed Hieracium2019
Hawkweed Hieracium2019
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2019
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2019
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit2019
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit2019
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2019
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2019
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2019
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2019
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2019
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2019
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa2019
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2019
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2019
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2019
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2019
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2019
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