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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.74705, -2.60783
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pennine Cycleway
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pennine Cycleway
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Philopotamus montanus, Tinodes dives +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Sheep being driven past Old St John's Church
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Wildlife to spot
3,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Song Thrush · Curlew · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +10
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pygmy Soldier · Chaetopteryx villosa · Eristalis tenax · Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax +9
- Pygmy SoldierOxycera pygmaea2022
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
- Scathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants128 species
springsummer
2022▾
Dyer's Greenweed · Snowdrop · Goat Willow · Crested Dog's-tail · Heath Bedstraw +123
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2020
- Pedunculate Oak
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lapwing · Song Thrush · Curlew · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +10
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Otter · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pygmy Soldier · Chaetopteryx villosa · Eristalis tenax · Cheilosia illustrata · Eristalis pertinax +9
- Pygmy SoldierOxycera pygmaea2022
- Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
- Scathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants128 species
springsummer
2022▾
Dyer's Greenweed · Snowdrop · Goat Willow · Crested Dog's-tail · Heath Bedstraw +123
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2020
- Pedunculate Oak
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria2023
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