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Holehird Gardens

7 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.39908, -2.90945

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • 🌿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
Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Roe Deer, Badger +13 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Vine Weevil, Mesembrina meridiana +31 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rusty-Back Fern, Touch-me-not Balsam, Greater Stitchwort +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route900 m

Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route287 m
Named routeRef 6Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 6Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Longmire Roadbridleway · 337 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 337 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holehird Gardens: Euonymus sistus 'Compactus'

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holehird Gardens: Euonymus sistus 'Compactus'

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