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lime kiln

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Lapwing
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Lapwing
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Lapwing, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Lapwing, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Ringlet +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort, Common Pincushion +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort, Common Pincushion +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

In Moor Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3.6 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail · Pied Flycatcher · Wren +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Great TitParus major2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Mole · Rabbit · American Mink · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat

MoleTalpa europaea2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis tenax · Red Admiral · 2-spot Ladybird +18

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019

🌿

Plants35 species

summer

2025

Meadow Saxifrage · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Wood Crane's-bill · Yellow-rattle +30

Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2021
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2021
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
MuskErythranthe moschata
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Water AvensGeum rivale2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2021
Wood MilletMilium effusum2021
BetonyBetonica officinalis2021
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticolaRhinanthus minor subsp. monticola2021
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
WoodruffGalium odoratum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail · Pied Flycatcher · Wren +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Great TitParus major2022
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
SwiftApus apus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Mole · Rabbit · American Mink · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat

MoleTalpa europaea2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis tenax · Red Admiral · 2-spot Ladybird +18

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019

🌿

Plants35 species

summer

2025

Meadow Saxifrage · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Hawk's-beard · Wood Crane's-bill · Yellow-rattle +30

Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2021
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2021
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
MuskErythranthe moschata
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Water AvensGeum rivale2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2021
Wood MilletMilium effusum2021
BetonyBetonica officinalis2021
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticolaRhinanthus minor subsp. monticola2021
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
WoodruffGalium odoratum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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