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Whinny Plantation

24 ha

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54.22052, -2.63438

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +68 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Garden Thyme, Giant Bellflower, Field Forget-me-not +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Garden Thyme, Giant Bellflower, Field Forget-me-not +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Mycena, Larch Bolete, Laccaria · last seen 2013; Fungi — Mycena, Larch Bolete, Laccaria · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspring

2024

Lapwing · Teal · Oystercatcher · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +16

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2021

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Blue Damselfly +13

RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small WhitePieris rapae
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
PeacockAglais io2020

🌿

Plants73 species

autumn

2024

Snowdrop · Giant Bellflower · Wall-rue · Garden Thyme · Creeping Thistle +68

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Garden ThymeThymus vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
IvyHedera helix
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Quaking-grassBriza media
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2019
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2019
European LarchLarix decidua2019
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspring

2024

Lapwing · Teal · Oystercatcher · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +16

LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2021

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Blue Damselfly +13

RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small WhitePieris rapae
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
PeacockAglais io2020

🌿

Plants73 species

autumn

2024

Snowdrop · Giant Bellflower · Wall-rue · Garden Thyme · Creeping Thistle +68

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Garden ThymeThymus vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
IvyHedera helix
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Quaking-grassBriza media
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2019
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2019
European LarchLarix decidua2019
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Les Hull · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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