William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
54.44287, -2.13172
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Golden Plover
- 🍄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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Golden Plover
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit +43 more · last seen 2024; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit +43 more · last seen 2024; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia diversa, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Cladonia subulata +14 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cloudberry, Heath Rush, Grass +88 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Pithanus maerkelii, Tipula paludosa, Bibio pomonae +6 more · last seen 2011
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Hawes to Tan Hill)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Herriot WayWalking route79.3 km▾
Named routeRef HWLength 79.3 kmRound tripRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
542 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
542 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Curlew +41
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- SwiftApus apus2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
- NuthatchSitta europaea2015
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2015
- RavenCorvus corax2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🌿Plants74 species
springautumn
2024▾
Heath Rush · Creeping Buttercup · Bog Stitchwort · Cloudberry · Mat-grass +69
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
- CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
- Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
- Bracken
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
542 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Curlew +41
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
- SwiftApus apus2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
- NuthatchSitta europaea2015
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2015
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2015
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2015
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
- SiskinSpinus spinus2015
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2015
- RavenCorvus corax2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🌿Plants74 species
springautumn
2024▾
Heath Rush · Creeping Buttercup · Bog Stitchwort · Cloudberry · Mat-grass +69
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
- CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
- Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
- Bracken
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pteridium aquilinum2019
Pteridium aquilinum2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019BlinksMontia fontana2019BlinksMontia fontana2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2015Star SedgeCarex echinata2014Star SedgeCarex echinata2014RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2019Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2019Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2019Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019Spring SandwortSabulina verna2019Spring SandwortSabulina verna2019Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2015Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2015Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2015Velvet BentAgrostis canina2014Velvet BentAgrostis canina2014Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2014Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2014Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2014Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014Marsh VioletViola palustris2014Marsh VioletViola palustris2014Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2014Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2014Pale Forget-me-notMyosotis stolonifera2014Pale Forget-me-notMyosotis stolonifera2014Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2014Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2014Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2014Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2014Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2014Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2014Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2014Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2014Juncus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusJuncus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus2014Juncus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusJuncus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus2014Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2014Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2014Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2014Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2014