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Getting here
54.19804, -2.49047
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, True Lover's Knot, Flame Shoulder +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Bilberry, Wavy Hair-Grass +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Ingleton Waterfalls TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,246 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +21
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +1
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Contacyphon variabilis · Agonum fuliginosum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
- Contacyphon variabilisContacyphon variabilis
- Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Mat-grass · Heath Rush +11
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,246 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +21
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +1
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Contacyphon variabilis · Agonum fuliginosum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
- Contacyphon variabilisContacyphon variabilis
- Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Mat-grass · Heath Rush +11
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2024CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024Common SedgeCarex nigra2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024BaneberryActaea spicata2024BaneberryActaea spicata2024Narrow-leaved Bitter-cressCardamine impatiens2024Narrow-leaved Bitter-cressCardamine impatiens2024