old lead mine workings 1 ha
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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
54.07660, -1.81073
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Jackdaw ✦ 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
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Jackdaw ✦ 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 — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Snipe +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Jackdaw, Snipe +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +47 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tree-moss, Chalk Comb-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +71 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nidderdale Way Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 6 Dales Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brimham Rocks to Pateley Bridge Circular Walk, Brimham Rocks Walking route 13.4 km ▾
This circular walk takes you from dramatic moorland rock formations by the River Nidd to Pateley Bridge, returning via the Nidderdale Way, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Named route Length 13.4 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 404 m ▾
Named route Ref 688 Length 404 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow Hill
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Wildlife to spot
2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Skylark · Lapwing +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Hedgehog · Mole · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Ringlet · Peacock +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Peacock Aglais io Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Skylark · Lapwing +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Hedgehog · Mole · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Ringlet · Peacock +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Peacock Aglais io Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
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