Settlement on Gauber High Pasture Rock 0 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌳 Ancient
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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54.20124, -2.36100
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▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow ✦ 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
Free Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Peacock +65 more · last seen 2025; Limestone pavement — rare ferns, wildflowers and invertebrates
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Bird's-eye Primrose, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +121 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes) Walking route ▾ Named route National walking route
Show on map Three Peaks Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ribblehead Quarry Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dales Way Walking route 129 km ▾ Named route Length 129 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yorkshire Dales Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref YDC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.7 km ▾ Named route Ref 68 Length 13.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾ Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
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▾ A gate which provides access from Ribblehead Quarry onto Gauber High Pasture
‹ › Photos A gate which provides access from Ribblehead Quarry onto Gauber High Pasture
‹ › Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes2024
Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Pterostichus cristatus Pterostichus cristatus2023
Pterostichus cristatus Pterostichus cristatus2023
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2023
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2023
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Cantharis pallida Cantharis pallida2023
Cantharis pallida Cantharis pallida2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2023
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2023
Limnobaris dolorosa Limnobaris dolorosa2023
Limnobaris dolorosa Limnobaris dolorosa2023
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii2023
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2023
Ilione albiseta Ilione albiseta2023
Ilione albiseta Ilione albiseta2023
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi2023
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi2023
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2023
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2023
Rhipidia maculata Rhipidia maculata2023
Rhipidia maculata Rhipidia maculata2023
Limnia unguicornis Limnia unguicornis2023
Limnia unguicornis Limnia unguicornis2023
Dicranomyia didyma Dicranomyia didyma2023
Dicranomyia didyma Dicranomyia didyma2023
Loxocera aristata Loxocera aristata2023
Loxocera aristata Loxocera aristata2023
Smooth Griever Dolerus liogaster2023
Smooth Griever Dolerus liogaster2023
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis2023
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis2023
Molophilus obscurus Molophilus obscurus2023
Molophilus obscurus Molophilus obscurus2023
Herina frondescentiae Herina frondescentiae2023
Herina frondescentiae Herina frondescentiae2023
Neolimnomyia filata Neolimnomyia filata2023
Neolimnomyia filata Neolimnomyia filata2023
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Rusty Beard-moss Didymodon ferrugineus
Rusty Beard-moss Didymodon ferrugineus
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa
Crisped Neckera Neckera crispa
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort Marchantia quadrata
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort Marchantia quadrata
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Pict-moss Hygrohypnum luridum
Pict-moss Hygrohypnum luridum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Woodsy Thyme-moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Woodsy Thyme-moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Dwarf Rock-bristle Seligeria pusilla
Dwarf Rock-bristle Seligeria pusilla
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Tall Thyme-moss Plagiomnium elatum
Tall Thyme-moss Plagiomnium elatum
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Bendy Ditrichum Flexitrichum flexicaule
Bendy Ditrichum Flexitrichum flexicaule
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Downy Veilwort Metzgeria pubescens
Downy Veilwort Metzgeria pubescens
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Trichostomum herzogii Trichostomum herzogii
Trichostomum herzogii Trichostomum herzogii
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens
Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum
Bearded Pawwort Barbilophozia barbata
Bearded Pawwort Barbilophozia barbata
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Rufous Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Rufous Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Western Brook-moss Pseudohygrohypnum eugyrium
Western Brook-moss Pseudohygrohypnum eugyrium
Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata
Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata
Upright Screw-moss Tortula subulata
Upright Screw-moss Tortula subulata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta
Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Giant Spear-moss Calliergon giganteum
Giant Spear-moss Calliergon giganteum
Lady's-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris2023
Lady's-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris2023
Baneberry Actaea spicata2023
Baneberry Actaea spicata2023
Mountain Melick Melica nutans2023
Mountain Melick Melica nutans2023
Hairy Stonecrop Sedum villosum2023
Hairy Stonecrop Sedum villosum2023
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2023
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