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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.97451, -1.96173

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 4 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▾

Named route

Airedale WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking 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

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,142 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

6,142 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
TealAnas crecca2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2023

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

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Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Insects3 species

spring

2023

Poecilus · 7-spot Ladybird · Nemouridae

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Plants1 species

summer

2024

Eyebright

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,142 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
TealAnas crecca2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2023

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

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Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2023

Poecilus · 7-spot Ladybird · Nemouridae

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Eyebright

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stone near the A59 and Holywell Bridge

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Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stone near the A59 and Holywell Bridge

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 106m

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Picnic spot

2 · 178m away

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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🌱Aireville ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Bolton PrioryHistoric site4.8 km→🌱St Mary and St Cuthbert's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→🌱The BeachUrban park4.1 km→🐄Hesketh Farm ParkVisitor farm3.4 km→🌱Aireville ParkUrban park4.7 km→