Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.14563, -2.34455
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wheatear +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Wheatear +42 more · last seen 2025; Upland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025; Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Blue Moor-grass, Quaking-grass +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Limestone WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route248 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 248 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Clapham Lanebridleway · 1.3 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface grassPath type: track
Photos
Settlement site below Moughton Scars, Crummackdale
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wheatear +30
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Lissotriton · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- LissotritonLissotriton2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Downlooker Snipefly · Violet Ground Beetle · Agriotes obscurus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2023
Bird's-eye Primrose · Woolly Fringe-moss · Blue Moor-grass · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Crested Hair-grass +57
- Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2022
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022
- Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wheatear +30
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Lissotriton · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- LissotritonLissotriton2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Downlooker Snipefly · Violet Ground Beetle · Agriotes obscurus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2023
Bird's-eye Primrose · Woolly Fringe-moss · Blue Moor-grass · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Crested Hair-grass +57
- Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea2022
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022
- Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2022Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2022Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2022Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2022Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2022Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2022Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022Rough EarwortScapania aspera2022Rough EarwortScapania aspera2022Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2024Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2024English SandwortArenaria norvegica subsp. anglica2023English SandwortArenaria norvegica subsp. anglica2023Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2022Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2022Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2022Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2022Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2022Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Quaking-grassBriza media2022Quaking-grassBriza media2022Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2022Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2022Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2022Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2022Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2022Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2022Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2022Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2022Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2022Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2022Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2022Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2022Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Events & activities nearby
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