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Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck

10 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.44293, -2.43543

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 70Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 9.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Smardale Bridgebridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: track
Friar Bottom Lanebridleway · 393 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 393 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hawking Scar and Scandal Beck

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawking Scar and Scandal Beck

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Foundations N of St Oswald's ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→✦Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneHistoric site900 m→✦Waitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪High ChapelReligious grounds1.5 km→