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Settlement on Prior Rakes

10 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.08340, -2.15781

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Baneberry, Bird's-eye Primrose, Chalk Comb-moss +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Baneberry, Bird's-eye Primrose, Chalk Comb-moss +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Sericomyia silentis, Common Green Grasshopper +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Settle LoopWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trough Gatepublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 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
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Peaty Pools, Prior Rakes

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peaty Pools, Prior Rakes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone Bank LatheHistoric site2.4 km→✦Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town HeadHistoric site2 km→✦old mine workings?Historic site3.7 km→✦Roman temporary camp and medieval monastic cross base, Mastiles Lane.Historic site1.7 km→✦Mastiles Lane marching campHistoric site1.7 km→✦Lynchets N of Malham villageHistoric site1.9 km→

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