Blakethwaite Smelt Mill and dressing floors
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.41305, -2.09770
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel +56 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel +56 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Peltigera hymenina, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +51 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Oak Eggar +12 more · last seen 2025; Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Downy Birch, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +171 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Hawes to Tan Hill)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Herriot WayWalking route79.3 km▾
Named routeRef HWLength 79.3 kmRound tripRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.6 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.2 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 13.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Blakethwaite Smelt Mill, Gunnerside
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Wildlife to spot
1,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Red Grouse (scotica) · Ring Ouzel · Wheatear · Golden Plover +36
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Bilberry Bumblebee · Common Green Grasshopper · Beraea maurus · Hydropsyche instabilis +3
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2019
- Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2019
Common Haircap · Bank Haircap · Fringed Bog-moss · Starry Thyme-moss · Mountain Notchwort +32
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2018
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2018
- Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2018
- Mountain NotchwortMesoptychia collaris2018
- Opal Thread-mossPohlia cruda
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Red Grouse (scotica) · Ring Ouzel · Wheatear · Golden Plover +36
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Bilberry Bumblebee · Common Green Grasshopper · Beraea maurus · Hydropsyche instabilis +3
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2019
- Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2019
Common Haircap · Bank Haircap · Fringed Bog-moss · Starry Thyme-moss · Mountain Notchwort +32
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2018
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2018
- Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2018
- Mountain NotchwortMesoptychia collaris2018
- Opal Thread-mossPohlia cruda
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericostoma personatum
Sericostoma personatum
Sericostoma personatum2019
Sericostoma personatum2019
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla2019Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla20192018
2018
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2018Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2018Whorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatum2018Whorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatum2018Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2018Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2018Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2018Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2018Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2018Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2018Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2018Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2018Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2018Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2018Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2018Seligeria trifariaSeligeria trifaria2018Seligeria trifariaSeligeria trifaria2018White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2018White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2018Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2018Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2018Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2018Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2018Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2018Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2018Zierian Hump-mossBryum zieri2018Zierian Hump-mossBryum zieri2018Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2018Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2018Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2018Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018