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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.92133, -2.71173
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Tarn End Car Park 337m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Tarn End Car Park 337m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +100 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +100 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Harebell, Wood-sorrel +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route480 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
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