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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

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6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Cord-grass, Dog's Mercury, Sea Radish +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Cord-grass, Dog's Mercury, Sea Radish +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km

Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route

Arnside Knott Circular Walk, Arnside/SilverdaleWalking route2.7 km

Arnside Knott is renowned for its wildlife. Take this circular walk to admire views of the surrounding countryside and enjoy the sights and sounds along the route. Uneven terrain and loose path surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Arnside Knott Tramper Trail, Arnside/SilverdaleWalking route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km

Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route82 m

Named routeRef 700Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route199 m

Named routeRef 700Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.5 km

Named routeRef 70Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

39,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Little Egret +54

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harmonia axyridis form conspicua

Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Common Cord-grass · Dog's Mercury

Common Cord-grassSpartina anglica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,280 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Little Egret +54

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harmonia axyridis form conspicua

Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Common Cord-grass · Dog's Mercury

Common Cord-grassSpartina anglica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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