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Orgate Force

50 ha

📷 John Ryles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

54.41501, -1.86308

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Redshank · last seen 2026; Plants — Redshank · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 71Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route670 m
Named routeRef 71Length 670 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 71Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orgate Force

📷 John Ryles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orgate Force

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Marrick Priory: a Benedictine nunnery and later parish church with fishponds, mill mound, ironworks, longhouse, trackways and an Iron-Age house platformHistoric site5 km→✦Romano-British enclosed settlement 340m north east of East Applegarth at Whitcliffe ScarHistoric site4.7 km→✦FortHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Michael's and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site1.8 km→

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