Hanging Stone or Watersheddles Cross
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
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Getting here
53.84073, -2.04520
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rhododendron, Bog Moss +76 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Hawker, Green Tiger Beetle, Emerald Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
453 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
453 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Skylark
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2014
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2014
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2013
- Little OwlAthene noctua2013
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2012
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2011
- Great TitParus major2011
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2011
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025Common Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Oak Eggar
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus
🌿Plants79 species
summerautumn
2026Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rhododendron · Bog Moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Crowberry agg.
+74 more speciesHide species list
All 79 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2016
- Bog MossSphagnum2018
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
453 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Skylark
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2013
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2014
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2014
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2013
- Little OwlAthene noctua2013
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2012
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2011
- Great TitParus major2011
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2011
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2010
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025Common Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Oak Eggar
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus
🌿Plants79 species
summerautumn
2026Flat-topped Bog-moss · Rhododendron · Bog Moss · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Crowberry agg.
+74 more speciesHide species list
All 79 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2016
- Bog MossSphagnum2018
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2013
2013
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2011Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2011Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2011Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2011CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaHeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Dwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericum2018Dwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericum2018Spreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2018Spreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2018Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013CranberryVaccinium oxycoccosCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Violet CrystalwortRiccia huebeneriana2018Violet CrystalwortRiccia huebeneriana2018Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2018Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2013Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013Water EarwortScapania undulata2013Water EarwortScapania undulata2013Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2013Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2013Crookneck Nodding-mossPohlia camptotrachela2013Crookneck Nodding-mossPohlia camptotrachela2013Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2013Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2013Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2013Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2013Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2013Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2013Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2013Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2013Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2013Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2013Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2013Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2013Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2013Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2013Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2013Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2013Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2013Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2013Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2013Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2013Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2013Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2013Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2013Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2013Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2013Silver-mossBryum argenteum2013Silver-mossBryum argenteum2013Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2013Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2013Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2013Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2013Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2013Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2013Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2013Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2013Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2013Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2013Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2013Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2013Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2013Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2013Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2013Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2013Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2013Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2013Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2013Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2010Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2010Michaelmas-DaisyAster2010Michaelmas-DaisyAster2010MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010Curled DockRumex crispus2010Curled DockRumex crispus2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010Events & activities nearby
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