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Getting here

54.47498, -2.53639

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Melanogaster hirtella, Neoascia tenur +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Melanogaster hirtella, Neoascia tenur +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Common Bent, Meadow Buttercup +187 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Common Bent, Meadow Buttercup +187 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

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

16 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 route1.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 68Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Tumulus · CC BY-SA 3.0

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱Orton Community ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Friar Biggins monastic grangeHistoric site1.6 km→✦Friar Biggins monastic grangeHistoric site1.6 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 350m WNW of MaisongillHistoric site2.8 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlementHistoric site2.8 km→

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