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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.39146, -3.40053
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PAUL
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Badger, Mole +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Glossosoma boltoni, Silo pallipes +102 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Herb-Robert +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Eskdale TRailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route779 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Anglian Cross in Irton churchyard
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,307 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blackbird · Swift +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- TealAnas crecca2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox +5
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- BadgerMeles meles
Mesembrina meridiana · Speckled Wood · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet +15
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Snowdrop · Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Ragwort · Cleavers +62
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- RagwortSenecio2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,307 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blackbird · Swift +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- TealAnas crecca2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox +5
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- BadgerMeles meles
Mesembrina meridiana · Speckled Wood · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet +15
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Snowdrop · Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Ragwort · Cleavers +62
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- RagwortSenecio2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
MoleTalpa europaea2021MoleTalpa europaea2021RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021Indet. DeerCervidae2021Indet. DeerCervidae2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019HedgehogErinaceus europaeus20192019
2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019AphidAphididae2021AphidAphididae2021Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Smooth Hawk's-Beard
Smooth Hawk's-Beard
Crepis capillaris var. glandulosa2022
Crepis capillaris var. glandulosa2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021MulleinVerbascum2021MulleinVerbascum2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021EyebrightEuphrasia2021Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2021Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021daffodilsNarcissus2021daffodilsNarcissus2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021PrimrosePrimula2021PrimrosePrimula2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Dog-roseRosa canina2021Dog-roseRosa canina2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Dwarf Mountain-pinePinus mugo2021Dwarf Mountain-pinePinus mugo2021OakQuercus2021OakQuercus2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021Sow ThistleSonchus2021Sow ThistleSonchus2021LamiumLamium2021LamiumLamium2021CherryPrunus2021CherryPrunus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021YewTaxus baccata2021YewTaxus baccata2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021PoppyPapaver2021PoppyPapaver2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BedstrawGalium2021BedstrawGalium2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021PlantainPlantago2021PlantainPlantago2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Events & activities nearby
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