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Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low Bridge

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lesser Black-backed Gull +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lesser Black-backed Gull +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Alder, Sessile Oak, Common Dog-violet +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Alder, Sessile Oak, Common Dog-violet +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Dales WayWalking route129 km

Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route659 m

Named routeRef 6Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route214 m

Named routeRef 6Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route80 m

Named routeRef 6Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route948 m

Named routeRef 6Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2024

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard +49

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2023
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2023
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2023
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2023
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2023
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2023
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2023
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2023
Riparia riparia ripariaRiparia riparia riparia2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Stoat · Badger · Red Fox +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine MartenMartes martes
StoatMustela erminea
BadgerMeles meles2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Alder Leaf Beetle

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants20 species

autumn

2025

Alder · Sessile Oak · Common Dog-violet · Intermediate Polypody · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita +15

AlderAlnus glutinosa
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood Avens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2024

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tufted Duck · Mallard +49

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2023
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2023
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2023
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2023
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2023
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2023
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2023
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2023
Riparia riparia ripariaRiparia riparia riparia2023
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Pine Marten · Stoat · Badger · Red Fox +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine MartenMartes martes
StoatMustela erminea
BadgerMeles meles2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Alder Leaf Beetle

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants20 species

autumn

2025

Alder · Sessile Oak · Common Dog-violet · Intermediate Polypody · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita +15

AlderAlnus glutinosa
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood Avens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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