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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.24188, -2.28018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025; Upland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Mossy Saxifrage, Hare's-tail Cottongrass +147 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Bilberry Bumblebee +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ribblehead Quarry WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cam High Roadrestricted byway · 736 m▾
line of old Roman road
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 736 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Cam High Roadrestricted byway · 784 m▾
line of old Roman Road
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 784 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Photos
Limestone plateau above the Cam High Road
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Wildlife to spot
1,511 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,511 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Snipe · Skylark +26
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Field Vole · Bank Vole · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Bilberry Bumblebee · Violet Ground Beetle · Odontocerum albicorne · Downlooker Snipefly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Cloudberry · Heath Rush · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +41
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2020
- Marsh Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,511 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Snipe · Skylark +26
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Field Vole · Bank Vole · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Bilberry Bumblebee · Violet Ground Beetle · Odontocerum albicorne · Downlooker Snipefly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2023
Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Cloudberry · Heath Rush · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +41
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2020
- Marsh Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cirsium palustre2020
Cirsium palustre2020
Common SedgeCarex nigra2020Common SedgeCarex nigra2020Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2020Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2020TormentilPotentilla erecta2020TormentilPotentilla erecta2020Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2020Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020DaisyBellis perennis2020DaisyBellis perennis2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Mountain PansyViola lutea2020Mountain PansyViola lutea2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2020Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2020Mat-grassNardus stricta2020Mat-grassNardus stricta2020Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2020Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2020Hoary PlantainPlantago media2020Hoary PlantainPlantago media2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Trichophorum cespitosum x germanicum = T. x foersteriTrichophorum cespitosum x germanicum = T. x foersteri2020Trichophorum cespitosum x germanicum = T. x foersteriTrichophorum cespitosum x germanicum = T. x foersteri2020Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2020Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2020DandelionTaraxacum2020DandelionTaraxacum2020Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2020Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2020RaspberryRubus idaeus2020RaspberryRubus idaeus2020Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020