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Three shielings on Foulbog Rigg; the westernmost of a group of seven

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.09208, -2.60516

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Meadow Pipit
🍄Mushroom foraging 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

🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Meadow Pipit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +54 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Stinking Parachute, Pale Stagshorn, crotail rèin-fhèidh +54 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest +40 more · last seen 2013; Birds — Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest +40 more · last seen 2013

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Palustriella falcata, Strict Haircap, Cow-horn Bog-moss +32 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Palustriella falcata, Strict Haircap, Cow-horn Bog-moss +32 more · last seen 2020

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Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest +40 more · last seen 2013; Birds — Coal Tit, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest +40 more · last seen 2013

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock · last seen 2013; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Peacock · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.3 km

Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants147 species

autumn

2020

Star Sedge · Marsh Violet · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Narrow Buckler-fern · Lesser Spearwort +142

Star SedgeCarex echinata2019
Marsh VioletViola palustris2019
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2019
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2019
Palustriella falcataPalustriella falcata
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Common SedgeCarex nigra2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2019
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2019
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2019
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2019
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2019
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
EyebrightEuphrasia2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2019
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019
Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2019
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2019
HawkweedHieracium2019
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Eared WillowSalix aurita2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2019
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2019
Goat WillowSalix caprea2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants147 species

autumn

2020

Star Sedge · Marsh Violet · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Narrow Buckler-fern · Lesser Spearwort +142

Star SedgeCarex echinata2019
Marsh VioletViola palustris2019
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2019
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2019
Palustriella falcataPalustriella falcata
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Common SedgeCarex nigra2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2019
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2019
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2019
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2019
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2019
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2019
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma
EyebrightEuphrasia2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2019
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2019
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2019
Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2019
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2019
HawkweedHieracium2019
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Eared WillowSalix aurita2019
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2019
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2019
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2019
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2019
Goat WillowSalix caprea2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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