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Rombaldsmoor Bleach Mill

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
✦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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Blue Tit +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Blue Tit +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Fountain Apple-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Fountain Apple-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dales WayWalking route129 km

Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Myrtle Lanepublic footpath · 85 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Bleach Mill Lane (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 56 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway

Stoney Lanepublic footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

45,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Fountain Apple-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss

Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Fountain Apple-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss

Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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