Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.28083, -1.80925
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2023; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus torvus, Banded Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Canaan Roadpublic footpath · 254 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: service
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
William’s Hill motte and bailey, Middleham
Photos
William’s Hill motte and bailey, Middleham
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 416m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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