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Potters Pits

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.92787, -1.91779

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Common Pincushion, Heart-leaved Spear-moss +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Common Pincushion, Heart-leaved Spear-moss +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nomada, Fabricius' Nomad Bee +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nomada, Fabricius' Nomad Bee +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Silsden CircleWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 69Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 69Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 69Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route862 m
Named routeRef 69Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lippersley Lanebridleway · 538 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 538 mPath type: track
Lippersley Lanebridleway · 886 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 886 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stone stile in wall for footpath west of Sea Moor Farm

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stone stile in wall for footpath west of Sea Moor Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Silsden ParkUrban park1.8 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱Church OrchardUrban park3.4 km→✦Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre including fishponds and part of the open field system adjacent to St Peter's ChurchHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→💧Silsden ReservoirReservoir900 m→

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