Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.99966, -2.17773
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 408m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 408m away
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan +97 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Mute Swan +97 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Hard Rush, Branched Bur-reed +19 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Airedale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route158 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 158 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
Photos
19 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,212 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,212 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,212 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2019
Pieris napi2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisGatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustrePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumEvents & activities nearby
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