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Getting here
54.24334, -2.27801
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Mossy Saxifrage, Hare's-tail Cottongrass +148 more · last seen 2022
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Bilberry Bumblebee +11 more · last seen 2025; Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cam High Roadrestricted byway · 736 m▾
line of old Roman road
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 736 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Cam High Roadrestricted byway · 784 m▾
line of old Roman Road
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 784 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
The Pennine Bridleway near Grove Head
Photos
The Pennine Bridleway near Grove Head
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
795 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
795 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Jackdaw · Curlew
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- MagpiePica pica2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- SwiftApus apus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
- DipperCinclus cinclus2013
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2013
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2013
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- RavenCorvus corax2013
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2013
- SiskinSpinus spinus2013
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2011
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Mole · Bank Vole
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Bilberry Bumblebee · Small White · Violet Ground Beetle
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2015
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2016
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Bilberry · Mossy Saxifrage · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bell Heather · Bifid Crestwort
+146 more speciesHide species list
All 151 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2015
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
- Cloudberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
795 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Jackdaw · Curlew
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- MagpiePica pica2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
- SwiftApus apus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
- DipperCinclus cinclus2013
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2013
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2013
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2013
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- RavenCorvus corax2013
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2013
- SiskinSpinus spinus2013
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2011
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Mole · Bank Vole
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Bilberry Bumblebee · Small White · Violet Ground Beetle
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2016
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2015
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2016
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Bilberry · Mossy Saxifrage · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Bell Heather · Bifid Crestwort
+146 more speciesHide species list
All 151 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2015
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018
- Cloudberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017Common HawkerAeshna juncea2016Common HawkerAeshna juncea2016Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015Electrogena lateralisElectrogena lateralis2010Electrogena lateralisElectrogena lateralis2010Rubus chamaemorus
Rubus chamaemorus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumRed FescueFestuca rubra2010Red FescueFestuca rubra2010Holly-fernPolystichum lonchitis2010Holly-fernPolystichum lonchitis2010Wild ThymeThymus drucei2010Wild ThymeThymus drucei2010Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusCruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2013Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2013Common SedgeCarex nigra2012Common SedgeCarex nigra2012Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2012Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2012Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Mat-grassNardus stricta2012Mat-grassNardus stricta2012Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2012Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2012Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2010Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2010Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2012Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2012GrassPoaceae2012GrassPoaceae2012Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2012Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2012Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2010Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2010Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2018Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica2018Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2017TormentilPotentilla erecta2017Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2013River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2013River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2010Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2010Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2010Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010Quaking-grassBriza media2010Quaking-grassBriza media2010Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2010Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2010Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2010Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2012Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2012CarnationCaryophyllaceae2010CarnationCaryophyllaceae2010Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2012Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2012Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2010DaisyBellis perennis2010DaisyBellis perennis2010Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2012Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2012Common NettleUrtica dioica2010Common NettleUrtica dioica2010Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2012Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2012YarrowAchillea millefolium2010YarrowAchillea millefolium2010Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2010Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2010Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2012Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2012Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010PignutConopodium majus2012PignutConopodium majus2012Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2010Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2010Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2010Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2010Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2010Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2012Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2012Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Mountain PansyViola lutea2010Mountain PansyViola lutea2010Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2010Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2010HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2010HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2010MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2012MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2012Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2012Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2012Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2010Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2010Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2010Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2010Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2010Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2010Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2010Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2012Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2012SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2010Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2010Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2020Alpine Lady's-mantleAlchemilla alpina2020Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2013Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2013Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2013Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013RedshankCeratodon purpureus2013Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2013Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2013Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2013Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2013Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2013Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2013Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2013Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2013Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2013Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2013Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2010Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2010Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2010Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2010Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2010Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Marsh VioletViola palustris2010Marsh VioletViola palustris2010Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2010Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2010BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2010Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2010Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2010Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2010MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2010Pilosella officinarum subsp. euronotaPilosella officinarum subsp. euronota2010Pilosella officinarum subsp. euronotaPilosella officinarum subsp. euronota2010Common ChickweedStellaria media2010Common ChickweedStellaria media2010Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010Greater PlantainPlantago major2010Greater PlantainPlantago major2010Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2010Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2010Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2010Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2010EyebrightEuphrasia2010EyebrightEuphrasia2010Hoary PlantainPlantago media2010Hoary PlantainPlantago media2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2012Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2012Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2012Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2012Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2012Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2012Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2012Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2012Pyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaica2012Pyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaica2012Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2012Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2012Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2012Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2012Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2012Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2012RowanSorbus aucuparia2012RowanSorbus aucuparia2012Purple-bracted DandelionTaraxacum brachyglossum2012Purple-bracted DandelionTaraxacum brachyglossum2012Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2012Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2012Events & activities nearby
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