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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.30090, -2.39136
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2021
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, White Clover, Pignut +203 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +9 more · last seen 2018
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional 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
8 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 route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route938 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 938 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 13.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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St John the Baptist's Church
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Wildlife to spot
1,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,561 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2021▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- GoosanderMergus merganser2018
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2019
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +4
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee +3
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants3 species
wintersummer
2019▾
Snowdrop · Salix babylonica · Pignut
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Salix babylonicaSalix babylonica2017
- PignutConopodium majus2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,561 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2021▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- GoosanderMergus merganser2018
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2019
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +4
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Tree Bumblebee +3
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants3 species
wintersummer
2019▾
Snowdrop · Salix babylonica · Pignut
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Salix babylonicaSalix babylonica2017
- PignutConopodium majus2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalisVestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis