Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.07455, -1.40861
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ⛪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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ⛪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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bush Vetch · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
YorevisionWalking route▾
Ure Walks Through TimeWalking route▾
YorevisionWalking route▾
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route174 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route488 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The KestrelMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Longlands Lanebridleway · 665 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 665 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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St John's Church, Minskip
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Greylag Goose +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Badger
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Brimstone · Speckled Wood +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Bush Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Greylag Goose +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Badger
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Brimstone · Speckled Wood +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Bush Vetch
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Events & activities nearby
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