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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.27753, -2.37625
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Siskin +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Siskin +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Yorkshire Dales Cycleway
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Dales Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Peaks WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales WayWalking route129 km▾
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 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
5 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 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Gate Piers, St John's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,778 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,778 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Great Tit · Siskin · Blue Tit · Robin +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +4
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,778 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Great Tit · Siskin · Blue Tit · Robin +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +4
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Events & activities nearby
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