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✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.98414, -1.89037
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Black-headed Gull
- 🌳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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Black-headed Gull
- 🌳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
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Cheilosia illustrata, Syrphus ribesii +21 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Strid Wood Natural Trail - Red TrailWalking route▾
Dales High WayWalking route145 km▾
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Priory Trail (Dales Way)bridleway · 33 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Priory Trail (Dales Way)bridleway · 98 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Waterfall Bridgebridleway · 55 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface woodPath type: bridleway
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Bolton Hall chimneys and roofs
Photos
Bolton Hall chimneys and roofs
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Bolton Abbey Car Park · Paid · 386m
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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