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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.98322, -2.10228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Phyllobius glaucus, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, White Clover, Cow Parsley +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Airedale WayWalking 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
Riversidepublic footpath · 50 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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 route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route158 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 158 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The green by South Street, Gargrave
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard +43
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhagium mordax · Common Earwig · Eupeodes · Cheilosia illustrata · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +5
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
🌿Plants41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Yarrow · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Pea Bryum +36
- Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Pea BryumBryum ruderale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard +43
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PochardAythya ferina
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhagium mordax · Common Earwig · Eupeodes · Cheilosia illustrata · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +5
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
🌿Plants41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Yarrow · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Pea Bryum +36
- Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Pea BryumBryum ruderale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025Tipula maximaTipula maxima2025Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2025Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Palmate Germanderwort
Palmate Germanderwort
Riccardia palmata
Riccardia palmata
Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyanthaMany-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyanthaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicum2025Microbryum davallianum var. conicumMicrobryum davallianum var. conicum2025Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2025Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2025Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2025Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Events & activities nearby
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