Weasel Hills prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system, hut circle and a funerary cairn, immediately north and north west of High Wath Ford
28 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
54.70919, -3.01526
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chanterelle, Wood Hedgehog, Dung Roundhead +111 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fountain Apple-moss, Juniper, Great Sundew +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.5 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 12.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Keeled Skimmer
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Juniper · Great Sundew · Knotted Pearlwort · Starry Saxifrage · Bogbean +78
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Great SundewDrosera anglica2024
- Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa
- Starry SaxifrageMicranthes stellaris
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Keeled Skimmer
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Juniper · Great Sundew · Knotted Pearlwort · Starry Saxifrage · Bogbean +78
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Great SundewDrosera anglica2024
- Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa
- Starry SaxifrageMicranthes stellaris
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alpine Clubmoss
Alpine Clubmoss
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumStag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatumHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensBog OrchidHammarbya paludosaBog OrchidHammarbya paludosaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaViviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca viviparaGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2024Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2024Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2024ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024TrichophorumTrichophorum2024TrichophorumTrichophorum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2024Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2024CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Few-flowered SedgeCarex pauciflora2024Few-flowered SedgeCarex pauciflora2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Sessile OakQuercus petraea2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Bay WillowSalix pentandra2024Bay WillowSalix pentandra2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2024Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2024Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2024Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024