Bird of Prey Flying Area

Bird of Prey Flying Area is a grassland in Lowther, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bird of Prey Flying Area is situated nearby to Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, as well as near the grassland Old Walled Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lowther Castle and Church of St Michael, Lowther.

Lowther Castle

Photo: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. Lowther Castle is situated 2,400 feet west of Bird of Prey Flying Area.

Church of St Michael, Lowther

Church

Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael, Lowther is situated 1 mile northwest of Bird of Prey Flying Area.

Askham Hall

Hotel

Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Askham Hall is a country house near Askham in Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building. Askham Hall is situated 1 mile west of Bird of Prey Flying Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whale and Helton.

Whale

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 53.

Helton

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about a mile south of the village of Askham. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Helton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bird of Prey Flying Area.

Great Strickland

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland. Great Strickland is situated 2 miles east of Bird of Prey Flying Area.

Bird of Prey Flying Area

Type: Grassland
Location: Lowther, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.60579° or 54° 36′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.72798° or 2° 43′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C6VJ74C+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 331996850

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre and Old Walled Garden.

Nearby Places

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