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✦ Historic site

Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.44293, -2.43543

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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +49 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 9.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

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15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Smardale Bridgebridleway · 13 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: track
Friar Bottom Lanebridleway · 393 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 393 mPath type: track

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Hawking Scar and Scandal Beck

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawking Scar and Scandal Beck

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Foundations N of St Oswald's ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→✦Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneHistoric site900 m→✦Waitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪High ChapelReligious grounds1.5 km→