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Pancake Stone

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.91204, -1.79742

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 696Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 696Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 696Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 696Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the Pancake Stone on Ilkley Moor, looking towards Ilkley

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the Pancake Stone on Ilkley Moor, looking towards Ilkley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Mill GhyllUrban park2.1 km→🌱Mill Ghyll Recreation GroundUrban park2.1 km→

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