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White Hillock

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Curlew
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Lapwing +68 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Lapwing +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heather +22 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m
Named routeRef 688Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route675 m
Named routeRef 688Length 675 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 688Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

Isolated Ruin on Grassington Moor

Isolated Ruin on Grassington Moor

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