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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.98275, -2.10071
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Mute Swan
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 306m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Mute Swan
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 306m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perthshire Beard-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Pea Bryum +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Airedale Way; Named hiking route nearby: Airedale Way
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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- 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
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhagium mordax · Common Earwig · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Eupeodes · Cheilosia illustrata +1
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Perthshire Beard-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Pea Bryum · Palmate Germanderwort · Many-flowered Leskea +45
- Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
- Pea BryumBryum ruderale
- Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata
- Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,913 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- 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
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwiftApus apus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhagium mordax · Common Earwig · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Eupeodes · Cheilosia illustrata +1
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Perthshire Beard-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Pea Bryum · Palmate Germanderwort · Many-flowered Leskea +45
- Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
- Pea BryumBryum ruderale
- Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata
- Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Microbryum davallianum var. conicum
Microbryum davallianum var. conicum
Microbryum davallianum var. conicum2025
Microbryum davallianum var. conicum2025
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Tall PottiaTortula protobryoides2025Tall PottiaTortula protobryoides2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Strap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifolium2025Strap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifolium2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Spiral 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 viridulus2025Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2025Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2025Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Grey-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 dichotomum2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2025Events & activities nearby
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