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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.50155, -2.57345

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Knotted Pearlwort, Autumn Gentian, Hart's-Tongue +84 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Knotted Pearlwort, Autumn Gentian, Hart's-Tongue +84 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sickener, False Chanterelle, Umbellifer Mildew +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sickener, False Chanterelle, Umbellifer Mildew +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Wood-sorrel, Wild Thyme +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Gilts Bridge

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approaching Gilts Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Maulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill raceHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Orton Community ParkUrban park4 km→✦Burwens Romano-British settlement and associated field systemHistoric site800 m→✦Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne HallHistoric site2.3 km→✦Friar Biggins monastic grangeHistoric site2.6 km→

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