🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Lapwing
✦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
🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Lapwing
✦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
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
Best for
7 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Lapwing, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Lapwing, Mallard +98 more · last seen 2026; Fragmented heath priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eupteryx aurata, Heleomyza serrata +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Selfheal, Sharp-flowered Rush +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
♿
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km▾
The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.
Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
Grimwith Roadpublic footpath · 972 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 972 mSurface dirtPath type: track
🚴
Cycling
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10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route569 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 569 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
