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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.30945, -0.77282
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Large Skipper, Speckled Wood +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Wavy Hair-Grass, Marsh Thistle +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Raindale Roadrestricted byway · 716 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 716 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Photos
Rawcliffe Howe - road junction
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Wildlife to spot
3,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
House Martin · Chiffchaff · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Robin +15
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Bat · Beaver · Mole · Daubenton's Bat
- BatChiroptera2024
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Sericomyia silentis · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Figwort Weevil · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants76 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather · Broad Buckler-fern · Wavy Hair-Grass · Mat-grass · Heath Bedstraw +71
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
House Martin · Chiffchaff · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Robin +15
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Bat · Beaver · Mole · Daubenton's Bat
- BatChiroptera2024
- BeaverCastor fiber
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Sericomyia silentis · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Figwort Weevil · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
🌿Plants76 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather · Broad Buckler-fern · Wavy Hair-Grass · Mat-grass · Heath Bedstraw +71
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Purple Moor-grass
Purple Moor-grass
Molinia caerulea
Molinia caerulea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumFen BedstrawGalium uliginosumMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOakQuercusOakQuercusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024