🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Lapwing
✦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
🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Lapwing
✦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
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Lapwing, Curlew +50 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Lapwing, Curlew +50 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath +69 more · last seen 2019
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Common Haircap, Glittering Wood-moss +105 more · last seen 2022
Free
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Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km▾
The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.
Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
