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Skirtful of Stones

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.89690, -1.78753

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Schizopora radula, Jelly Ear +127 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Schizopora radula, Jelly Ear +127 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Fountain Apple-moss, Feathery Bog-moss +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Fountain Apple-moss, Feathery Bog-moss +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Heather Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Platycheirus granditarsus +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Heather Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Platycheirus granditarsus +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route385 m
Named routeRef 696Length 385 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 696Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 696Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Boundary Marker on Burley Moor, Great Skirtful of Stones tumulus

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Boundary Marker on Burley Moor, Great Skirtful of Stones tumulus

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