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BALLOWFIELD

1 ha

📷 Anthony Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.30406, -2.02166

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Pheasant
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Pheasant, Robin +36 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Nature reserve; Birds — Mallard, Pheasant, Robin +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis tenax +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Bryum, Eyebright, Glittering Wood-moss +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Herriot WayWalking route79.3 km
Named routeRef HWLength 79.3 kmRound tripRegional 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oxclose Roadbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway
Oxclose Roadbridleway · 373 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 373 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ballowfield dry stone bridge

📷 Anthony Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ballowfield dry stone bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FREEHOLDER'S WOOD & RIDDING'S FIELDNature reserve2.9 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦St. Restitutus ChapelHistoric site1.7 km→✦Penhill Knights Templar preceptory and earlier field system at Temple FarmHistoric site5 km→✦Ox Close small stone circle, Nab EndHistoric site400 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→