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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.62632, -3.21117
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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
🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Sanicle +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes Outdoors Walking route 5.8 km ▾
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Named route Length 5.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes Outdoors Walking route 1.6 km ▾
A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lakeside Amble, North Lakes Outdoors Walking route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Length 4.6 km Duration 01:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cumbria Way Walking route 118 km ▾
Named route Length 118 km Regional walking route
Show on map Seat How Summit Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 38 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route C2C Cycling route ▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named route Ref C2C Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 232 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 404 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 404 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 543 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 543 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Quercus Trail Mountain bike route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Length 7.4 km
Show on map Altura North Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Altura South Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
10,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackcap · Wren · Robin · Coal Tit +35
Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus · Common Blue Damselfly
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Syrphus Syrphus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Goldenrod · Bramble · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Brooklime · Herb-Robert +75
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea Bramble Rubus fruticosus Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Polypody Polypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackcap · Wren · Robin · Coal Tit +35
Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus · Common Blue Damselfly
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Syrphus Syrphus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Goldenrod · Bramble · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Brooklime · Herb-Robert +75
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea Bramble Rubus fruticosus Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Polypody Polypodium interjectum x vulgare = P. x mantoniae Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Rauli Nothofagus alpina
Rauli Nothofagus alpina
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta
Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis
Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Greater Western Scaly Male Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
Greater Western Scaly Male Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Upland Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Upland Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
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