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Rectory Allotment

46 ha

📷 Dave Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

53.92457, -2.10990

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red Admiral, Ringlet, Peacock +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +131 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Bramble +14 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 68Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 68Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Pennine Way near Low Hill

📷 Dave Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Pennine Way near Low Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bank Street ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Lothersdale Recreation Ground and WoodlandUrban park2.8 km→🌱Lothersdale Recreation Ground and WoodlandUrban park2.8 km→🌱Sough ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Barlick CastleHistoric site4.5 km→

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