Dalton Parlours Roman villa and Iron Age settlement
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.89620, -1.38945
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Elder Whitewash, Turkeytail +53 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Silver-washed Fritillary, Painted Lady +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route84 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route▾
The StarlingMountain bike route▾
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dalton Lanebridleway · 2.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Moor Lanebridleway · 573 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 573 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Moor Lanebridleway · 292 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 292 mPath type: bridleway
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Dalton Parlours Roman villa
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Wildlife to spot
12,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,644 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Wren +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Stoat · Badger · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- StoatMustela erminea
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Platycheirus albimanus · Conops quadrifasciatus · Common Carder Bee · Sphaerophoria scripta +42
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common Bonnet · Tuberous Polypore · Peeling Oysterling · Rootlet Brittlestem · Hairy Curtain Crust +3
- Common BonnetMycena galericulata
- Tuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberaster
- Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
- Rootlet BrittlestemPsathyrella microrhiza
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Clustered Bonnet
Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,644 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Wren +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Stoat · Badger · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- StoatMustela erminea
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Platycheirus albimanus · Conops quadrifasciatus · Common Carder Bee · Sphaerophoria scripta +42
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common Bonnet · Tuberous Polypore · Peeling Oysterling · Rootlet Brittlestem · Hairy Curtain Crust +3
- Common BonnetMycena galericulata
- Tuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberaster
- Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
- Rootlet BrittlestemPsathyrella microrhiza
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Clustered Bonnet
Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mycena inclinata
Mycena inclinata
Honey FungusArmillaria melleaHoney FungusArmillaria mellea