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Moss Dam

3 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wheatear, Chaffinch, Ring Ouzel +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wheatear, Chaffinch, Ring Ouzel +66 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Acarospora fuscata, Parmelia omphalodes, Cladonia uncialis subsp. biuncialis +43 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Common Green Grasshopper +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fountain Apple-moss, Dryopteris borreri, Brittle Bladder-fern +218 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Hawes to Tan Hill)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Herriot WayWalking route79.3 km
Named routeRef HWLength 79.3 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.2 km
Named routeRef 71Length 13.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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