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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.12713, -2.50071
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Collared Dove +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Collared Dove +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Heart & Dart +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Endive Pellia, Crescent-cup Liverwort +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bentham Heritage Trail AWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail CWalking route9 km▾
Named routeLength 9 kmLocal walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail BWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Ingleton Waterfalls TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Bentham golf course from the bridleway
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Rabbit · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Vole · Otter +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2020
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · Limnephilus marmoratus · Leuctra fusca · Hairy Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle +15
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants5 species
springwinter
2025▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Raspberry · American Skunk-cabbage · Bank Haircap · Spiky Bog-moss
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2023
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Rabbit · Mole · Hedgehog · Water Vole · Otter +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2020
- OtterLutra lutra
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · Limnephilus marmoratus · Leuctra fusca · Hairy Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle +15
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021
- Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants5 species
springwinter
2025▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Raspberry · American Skunk-cabbage · Bank Haircap · Spiky Bog-moss
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2023
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2023
Aeshna cyanea2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2021Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2021Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2021Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2021Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2020Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2020Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019