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Knotties Stone

📷 Dave.Dunford · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.89343, -1.68540

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 289 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 289 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 108 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 88 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 88 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 44 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 44 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 47 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 47 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 32 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 32 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knotties Stone

📷 Dave.Dunford · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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🏞️OTLEY CHEVINCountry park800 m→🌱Yeadon Tarnfield ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉CHEVIN FOREST PARKNature reserve700 m→🌱Wellcroft ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Wellcroft ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Manor Garth ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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