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Bank Slack (camp)

7 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.98648, -1.67536

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw
💜Bluebell walks 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Broad-leaved Helleborine +5 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee, Harpocera thoracica +14 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km▾

Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route▾

Named route

Warren Boulder TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Red LoopMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,892 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

3,892 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds81 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Jackdaw · Wren · Moorhen · Canada Goose

+76 more species

All 81 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwiftApus apus2020

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Mammals7 species

springsummer

2023

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Mole

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Polecat

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2021

Common Frog

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Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Harpocera thoracica · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dasysyrphus albostriatus

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus

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Plants8 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Hoary Willowherb · Oval Sedge

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,892 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds81 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Jackdaw · Wren · Moorhen · Canada Goose

+76 more species

All 81 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwiftApus apus2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2023

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Mole

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Polecat

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2021

Common Frog

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Harpocera thoracica · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dasysyrphus albostriatus

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Hoary Willowherb · Oval Sedge

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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