Wildlife

The Mill is home to a variety of wildlife, some of which you might be lucky enough to see when you visit us. Swallows and bats actually make their home in the mill building but the woods and fields surrounding the mill are also full of interest with many species of birds seen including Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Deer can sometimes be seen in the estate and in the fields opposite the mill.

The Crowdundle Beck is part of the River Eden Special Area of Conservation and River Eden and Tributaries Site of Special Scientific Interest. This is an important spawning ground for Salmon and Brown Trout. Kingfishers and Dippers can be see in the Beck near the Mill and Otters can sometimes be spotted playing in the stream.

Bats

Bats live in roof of the mill building. These are Pipistrelles and possibly Brown Long Eared Bats

Birds

Spring 2022 - we have a Grey Wagtail nesting in one of our window boxes...

Swallows nest each year in the roof of the mill, particularly the kiln room where their nests can be seen, and also in the Bank Barn. They can be seen flying around the yard and heard chattering in the trees.

25th April 2021 - A pair of Redstarts has returned to look for a nest site in the mill yard. The male found a hole he liked the look of in the wall of the workshop.

Otters

Otters live in and around the Crowdundle Beck and can sometimes be seen playing in the stream near the Mill.