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Dryhowe Pasture

✦ Ancient woodland169 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome169 ha

Getting here

54.41593, -2.74272

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Wood Fescue, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Wall +5 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Wall +5 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 6Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route541 m
Named routeRef 6Length 541 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dryhowe Pasture, above Bannisdale

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dryhowe Pasture, above Bannisdale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Thunder stoneHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→💧Gurnal DubsReservoir3.7 km→💧Gurnal DubsReservoir3.7 km→✦Settlement on Dry How PastureHistoric site300 m→

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