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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
55.39591, -1.84222
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Jackdaw
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Jackdaw
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Herald, Large White +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Oak Moss, Lepra amara +5 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Forked Veilwort, Bifid Crestwort +15 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Swallow · Rook · Carrion Crow +44
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2017
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Mole · Otter · Hedgehog +3
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Herald · Large White
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2020▾
Great Wood-rush · Common Figwort · Bifid Hemp-nettle
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Jackdaw · Swallow · Rook · Carrion Crow +44
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2017
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Mole · Otter · Hedgehog +3
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Herald · Large White
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2020▾
Great Wood-rush · Common Figwort · Bifid Hemp-nettle
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020Brown HareLepus europaeus2018Brown HareLepus europaeus2018