Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.88548, -1.65939
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Elegant Bristle-moss, Raspberry +72 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route596 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 596 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wind Turbine at Carlton Hall Farm, East Carlton
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Wildlife to spot
4,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,089 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Cream-spot Ladybird · Leucozona glaucia +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrata
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,089 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Cream-spot Ladybird · Leucozona glaucia +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrata
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2023Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2023