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📷 Wikipedia · Lime kiln · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.37805, -2.35207

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Marsh-marigold, Common Cottongrass +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Marsh-marigold, Common Cottongrass +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Copper, Small Heath, Small White +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Small Heath, Small White +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

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Lime kiln

📷 Wikipedia · Lime kiln · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦lime kilnHistoric site1.5 km→✦lime kilnHistoric site1.9 km→✦hushHistoric site1.2 km→✦lime kilnHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Pendragon CastleHistoric site4.6 km→

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