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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026

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 — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Thickpoint Grimmia, Forked Veilwort +128 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Thickpoint Grimmia, Forked Veilwort +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Conocephalum salebrosum, Marsh Hawk's-beard +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 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

Stean Bridgepublic footpath · 22 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface woodPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Wren · Robin +64

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Mole

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

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum +19

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Rufous Beard-moss · Musk · Himalayan Balsam · Dusky Crane's-bill

Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
MuskErythranthe moschata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Wren · Robin +64

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Mole

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

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum +19

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Rufous Beard-moss · Musk · Himalayan Balsam · Dusky Crane's-bill

Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
MuskErythranthe moschata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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