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Top Withins

📷 Michael Earnshaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

HeritageBirdsWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.81477, -2.02999

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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

5 activities

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The ruin of Top Withins

📷 Michael Earnshaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruin of Top Withins

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️PENISTONE HILLCountry park4.3 km→💧Ponden ReservoirReservoir2.1 km→💧Ponden ReservoirReservoir2.1 km→💧Walshaw Dean Middle ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Walshaw Dean Middle ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Walshaw Dean Lower ReservoirReservoir3 km→

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