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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.16660, -2.39648
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +59 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Raven, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +59 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mat-grass, Heath Bedstraw, Common Bent +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Peaks WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ribblehead Quarry WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Limestone WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km▾
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route670 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 670 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
On Ingleborough looking towards Ribblehead Viaduct
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
3,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Rook · Skylark +32
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Skipper · Peacock +11
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Wood-sorrel · Limestone Bedstraw · Mat-grass · Red Fescue · Hart's-Tongue +55
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wild Thyme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Rook · Skylark +32
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small Skipper · Peacock +11
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Wood-sorrel · Limestone Bedstraw · Mat-grass · Red Fescue · Hart's-Tongue +55
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wild Thyme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thymus drucei
Thymus drucei
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisBrittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHeath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensNew Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescensHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLimestone FernGymnocarpium robertianumLimestone FernGymnocarpium robertianumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareVioletViolaVioletViolaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minusLesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minusBird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosaBird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosaBaneberryActaea spicataBaneberryActaea spicataBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2023Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2023Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2023Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2023Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Events & activities nearby
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