Plan your visit
Getting here
54.40145, -1.84754
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Wren
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.), 7-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Hudswell Woods TrailWalking route2.4 km
An attractive walk beside the river and along the top of the wood. Steep route with 230 steps.
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 71Cycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Wildlife to spot
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