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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.31414, -2.58007
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Dales Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
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
26 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 route547 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 547 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Path leading from Killington Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +47
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Cranberry · Scots Pine · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Himalayan Balsam +2
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +47
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Cranberry · Scots Pine · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Himalayan Balsam +2
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024