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Settlement on Gauber High Pasture Rock

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📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.20124, -2.36100

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • ✦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

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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025; Limestone pavement priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Peacock +65 more · last seen 2025; Limestone pavement — rare ferns, wildflowers and invertebrates

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-eye Primrose, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
Ribblehead Quarry WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Limestone WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route13.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 13.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

A gate which provides access from Ribblehead Quarry onto Gauber High Pasture

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A gate which provides access from Ribblehead Quarry onto Gauber High Pasture

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ribblehead railway construction camp and prehistoric field systemHistoric site1.1 km→✦Large univallate hillfort on Ingleborough Hill.Historic site4.6 km→✦Settlement in Ashes Shaw Pasture, HortonHistoric site1 km→✦Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueductHistoric site3.1 km→✦Fair Bottom BarnHistoric site3.7 km→✦Celtic hut circleHistoric site4.5 km→