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Getting here
54.51690, -3.50328
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Lepidostoma hirtum +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route852 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Martin · Robin +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Syrphus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Snowdrop · Montbretia · Thale Cress · Marsh Willowherb · Coltsfoot +104
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2023
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Martin · Robin +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Syrphus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Snowdrop · Montbretia · Thale Cress · Marsh Willowherb · Coltsfoot +104
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2023
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023Erophila vernaErophila verna2023Erophila vernaErophila verna2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2023Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Wild CherryPrunus avium2023Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023Oval SedgeCarex leporina2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023OsierSalix viminalis2023OsierSalix viminalis2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2023Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2023Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023OakQuercus2023OakQuercus2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2023Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023BugleAjuga reptans2023BugleAjuga reptans2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Black CurrantRibes nigrum2023Black CurrantRibes nigrum2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2023Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023TutsanHypericum 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