Getting here
54.06611, -2.16391
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ 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
- 🐕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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Wren +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Wren +83 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
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
Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Scathophaga stercoraria +21 more · last seen 2026
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Settle LoopWalking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)Walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Moon Bridgepublic footpath · 8 m
Back Lanepublic footpath · 539 m
🚴Cycling
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
🐴Horse riding
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Long Lanebridleway · 436 m
Long Lanebridleway · 185 m
Long Lanebridleway · 489 m
Wildlife to spot
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