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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.02240, -1.77031
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Curlew
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Curlew
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Curlew, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Curlew, Oystercatcher +89 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady +22 more · last seen 2024; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Dotted Thyme-moss, Blueish Veilwort +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Elegant Bristle-moss
Elegant Bristle-moss
Orthotrichum pulchellum
Orthotrichum pulchellum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusTrunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaBog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagniBog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagniBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataWeissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLuminous MossSchistostega pennataLuminous MossSchistostega pennataPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumAtlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticusAtlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium linearePolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifoliumCurved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifoliumSlender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioidesSlender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioidesRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxEvents & activities nearby
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