🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
12 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose +69 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets, parking
Free
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Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Grade II* listed building: WEEPING CROSS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harrogate RingwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Farmland, Big Skies and Birds of Prey Walk, Brimham RocksWalking route9.9 km▾
A gentle walk through farms, meadows and pastures, with wide open spaces & a great chance of spotting birds of prey like red kites, buzzards and kestrels. Mainly flat on paved, farm tracks & through fields. Includes muddy parts, stiles, steps and gates.
Named routeLength 9.9 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Whipley Lanepublic footpath · 987 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 987 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling
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52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Route 636Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 636National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hollybank Lanebridleway · 829 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 829 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Hollybank Lanebridleway · 396 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 396 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
