Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.11471, -2.50830
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Short-eared Owl
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Short-eared Owl
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Short-eared Owl, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Short-eared Owl, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Heart & Dart +171 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bentham Heritage Trail AWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail CWalking route9 km▾
Named routeLength 9 kmLocal walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail BWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Ingleton Waterfalls TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Photos
St Margaret's Church, High Bentham
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Swift · Short-eared Owl · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swallow +49
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Odontocerum albicorne · Volucella pellucens · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +32
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Raspberry · Japanese Knotweed
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Swift · Short-eared Owl · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swallow +49
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Odontocerum albicorne · Volucella pellucens · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +32
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Raspberry · Japanese Knotweed
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021Tinodes unicolorTinodes unicolor2020Tinodes unicolorTinodes unicolor2020Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaSolomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2021Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2021Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2021Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2021Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2020Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2020Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2020Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2019Tinodes maclachlaniTinodes maclachlani2019Green DrakeEphemera danica2019Green DrakeEphemera danica2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019November MothEpirrita dilutata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019TinodesTinodes2019TinodesTinodes2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Events & activities nearby
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