Lynchets N of Malham village 8 ha
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54.06678, -2.15223
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Baneberry, Jacob's-ladder +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Baneberry, Jacob's-ladder +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Sericomyia silentis +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Sericomyia silentis +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Settle Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales High Way Walking route 145 km ▾
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Named route Length 145 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Moon Bridge public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: footway
Show on map Back Lane public footpath · 539 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 539 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Trans-Pennine Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Yorkshire Dales Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref YDC Regional cycle route
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Cycle Route 688 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 688 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Lane bridleway · 436 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 436 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Long Lane bridleway · 489 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 489 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Photos Footpath from Malham Village to Malham Cove
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Wildlife to spot
7,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Dipper · Wren +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Drymeia hamata · Polietes hirticrus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Drymeia hamata Drymeia hamata2025 Polietes hirticrus Polietes hirticrus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Mougeot's Yoke-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Parsley-piert +7
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2025 Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Dipper · Wren +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Drymeia hamata · Polietes hirticrus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Drymeia hamata Drymeia hamata2025 Polietes hirticrus Polietes hirticrus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Mougeot's Yoke-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Parsley-piert +7
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2025 Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula2025
Bembidion guttula2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Haematobosca stimulans Haematobosca stimulans2025
Haematobosca stimulans Haematobosca stimulans2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Great Scented Liverwort
Great Scented Liverwort
Conocephalum conicum2025
Conocephalum conicum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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