🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Snipe
✦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
🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Snipe
✦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 — Lapwing, Snipe, Curlew +54 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Snipe, Curlew +54 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +69 more · last seen 2024; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Common Haircap, Tree-moss +71 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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5 signed routes nearby · 8 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.
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 routeLength 13.4 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Stripe Lanepublic footpath · 525 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 525 mPath type: track
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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 route404 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
