Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
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Getting here
54.83803, -3.40829
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher 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 — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Curlew +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Curlew +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sea-holly, Sea Radish, Sea Spurge +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Geese and buildings at New House Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +38
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- DunlinCalidris alpina2022
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SanderlingCalidris alba2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Field Vole · Rabbit
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Psilothrix viridicoerulea · Green Nettle Weevil · Aphrophoridae +7
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
- Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2023
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
- AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae
- Willow Bean-galler
Snowdrop · Kidney Vetch · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bluebell · Red Dead-nettle +62
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +38
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- DunlinCalidris alpina2022
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SanderlingCalidris alba2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Field Vole · Rabbit
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Psilothrix viridicoerulea · Green Nettle Weevil · Aphrophoridae +7
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
- Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2023
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
- AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae
- Willow Bean-galler
Snowdrop · Kidney Vetch · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Bluebell · Red Dead-nettle +62
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euura proxima
Euura proxima
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraPhyllobiusPhyllobiusPhyllobiusPhyllobiusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Sea Radish
Sea Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Common VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Olga's DandelionTaraxacum olgae2023Olga's DandelionTaraxacum olgae2023Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGarden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatumGarden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatumMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHoary MugwortArtemisia stellerianaHoary MugwortArtemisia stellerianaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesSea SandwortHonckenya peploidesLyme-grassLeymus arenariusLyme-grassLeymus arenariusSea SpurgeEuphorbia paraliasSea SpurgeEuphorbia paraliasSea-hollyEryngium maritimumSea-hollyEryngium maritimumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSwedish WhitebeamSorbus intermediaSwedish WhitebeamSorbus intermediaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreStar-Of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWild PansyViola tricolorWild PansyViola tricolorField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSea CampionSilene unifloraSea CampionSilene unifloraWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisCut-leaved DandelionTaraxacum lacistophyllum2023Cut-leaved DandelionTaraxacum lacistophyllum2023Bökman's DandelionTaraxacum boekmanii2023Bökman's DandelionTaraxacum boekmanii2023Taraxacum hesperiumTaraxacum hesperium2023Taraxacum hesperiumTaraxacum hesperium2023Haworth's DandelionTaraxacum haworthianum2023Haworth's DandelionTaraxacum haworthianum2023Viola tricolor subsp. tricolorViola tricolor subsp. tricolor2023Viola tricolor subsp. tricolorViola tricolor subsp. tricolor2023Double-toothed DandelionTaraxacum duplidentifrons2023Double-toothed DandelionTaraxacum duplidentifrons2023Nordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtii2023Nordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtii2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2023Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2023Oxford DandelionTaraxacum oxoniense2023Oxford DandelionTaraxacum oxoniense2023Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023Rounded-lobed DandelionTaraxacum cophocentrum2023Rounded-lobed DandelionTaraxacum cophocentrum2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2022Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2022Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2022Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2022Events & activities nearby
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