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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.73810, -3.02181
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Peacock +117 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Betony, Wood Anemone +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.5 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 12.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Cottages facing the green, Hesket Newmarket, Caldbeck CP
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,173 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +20
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Water Shrew · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐝Insects51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Black Clock · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rutpela maculata +46
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Anemone · Water Avens · Bitter-vetch · Red Bartsia · Knapweed +34
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Water AvensGeum rivale2021
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2021
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- KnapweedCentaurea2021
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,173 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +20
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Water Shrew · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐝Insects51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Black Clock · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rutpela maculata +46
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Anemone · Water Avens · Bitter-vetch · Red Bartsia · Knapweed +34
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Water AvensGeum rivale2021
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2021
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- KnapweedCentaurea2021
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2022Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2021Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEmpis lividaEmpis livida2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2023Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2022Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2022Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2022RhingiaRhingia2022RhingiaRhingia2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022SarcophagaSarcophaga2021SarcophagaSarcophaga2021Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021Pterostichus cristatusPterostichus cristatus2021Pterostichus cristatusPterostichus cristatus2021Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2020Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2020Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2020Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2020Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2020Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2020Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2020Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2020Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2020Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020NeoasciaNeoascia2020NeoasciaNeoascia20202021
2021
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2021Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2021Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2021Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Musk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataSnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2021Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2021Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2020Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2020AngelicaAngelica2020AngelicaAngelica2020Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2020Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2020GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2020GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2020Events & activities nearby
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