Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round cairn cemetery on Harland Moor north west of Harland Beck House
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
54.31783, -0.96210
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Swallow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Swallow, Chiffchaff +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Curlew, Swallow, Chiffchaff +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Hawker, Peacock, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Horsetail, Hieracium sect. Vulgata, Heath Spotted-orchid +318 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grays Roadbridleway · 1.3 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Linnet +44
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare +7
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- Red Fox
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Peacock · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +22
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red Admiral
🌿Plants22 species
springsummer
2024▾
Great Horsetail · Autumn Gentian · Bog Asphodel · Cross-leaved Heath · Wood-sorrel +17
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2016
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2021
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Linnet +44
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare +7
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- Red Fox
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Peacock · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +22
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red Admiral
🌿Plants22 species
springsummer
2024▾
Great Horsetail · Autumn Gentian · Bog Asphodel · Cross-leaved Heath · Wood-sorrel +17
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2016
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2021
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama dama2023Fallow DeerDama dama2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2018Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2018Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018StoatMustela erminea2018StoatMustela erminea2018Vanessa atalanta2019
Vanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2021Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2021Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2021Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2021Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2021Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2021RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2019Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016Gold SwiftPhymatopus hecta2016Brachycaudus (Prunaphis) carduiBrachycaudus (Prunaphis) cardui2016Brachycaudus (Prunaphis) carduiBrachycaudus (Prunaphis) cardui2016Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2016Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2016Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2016Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Chrysosplenium alternifolium2019
Chrysosplenium alternifolium2019
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2019Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2018Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2018Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2016Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2016Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2016Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2016Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2016Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2016Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2016Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2016Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2016Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2016GreasewortAneura pinguis2016GreasewortAneura pinguis2016Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2016Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016