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The Gamekeepers Lodge

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.89613, -1.65499

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blackcap, Bullfinch +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackcap, Bullfinch +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 291 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 291 mPath type: track
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 366 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 366 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruins of Keepers Cottage

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruins of Keepers Cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️OTLEY CHEVINCountry park1.3 km→🌱Yeadon Tarnfield ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉CHEVIN FOREST PARKNature reserve1.3 km→🌱Wellcroft ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wellcroft ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wharfemeadows ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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