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St John's Church

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.33648, -2.57380

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dipper, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Sandpiper +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Sandpiper +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Intermediate Hook-moss, Bluebell +163 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Intermediate Hook-moss, Bluebell +163 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Rowan, Hazel +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route92 m

Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 68Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route15 m

Named routeRef 68Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2026

Dipper · Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Goldfinch · Green Woodpecker +28

DipperCinclus cinclus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2023

Hedgehog · Field Vole · Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Broad-bodied Chaser

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2025

Snowdrop · Intermediate Hook-moss · Rusty Hook-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Twisted Bog-moss +14

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2023
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2023
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2023
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2023
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2023
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2023
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Curled Hook-mossPalustriella commutata2023
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2026

Dipper · Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Goldfinch · Green Woodpecker +28

DipperCinclus cinclus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2023

Hedgehog · Field Vole · Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Broad-bodied Chaser

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2025

Snowdrop · Intermediate Hook-moss · Rusty Hook-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Twisted Bog-moss +14

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2023
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2023
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2023
Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2023
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2023
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2023
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2023
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2023
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2023
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Curled Hook-mossPalustriella commutata2023
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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