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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Cumberland Getting here
54.89460, -2.94131
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Vinyl Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Vinyl Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Giant Bellflower, Bramble +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Giant Bellflower, Bramble +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria Way Walking route 118 km ▾
Named route Length 118 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to Allonby Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Hadrian's Wall Path Walking route 134.5 km ▾
Named route Length 134.5 km National walking route
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reivers' Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cumbria Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Helina evecta Helina evecta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Nebria brevicollis Greater Snowdrop
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,404 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Eristalis pertinax +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Helina evecta Helina evecta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Nebria brevicollis Greater Snowdrop
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 