Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
53.99014, -1.88206
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Black-headed Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Black-headed Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Cheilosia illustrata, Eristalis horticola +20 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Heath Star Moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +14 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 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
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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
Priory Trail (Dales Way)bridleway · 33 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 274m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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