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Getting here

54.47049, -2.47682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
  • ✦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

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Little Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Little Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Dicranomyia aperta, Phylidorea ferruginea, Tipula paludosa · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Varnished Hook-moss, Lurid Cupola-moss, Pellucid Plait-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Varnished Hook-moss, Lurid Cupola-moss, Pellucid Plait-moss · last seen 2026

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

8 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 route4.8 km
Named routeRef 70Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryHistoric site3.4 km→✦Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneHistoric site3.6 km→✦Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal BeckHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Well GreenUrban park4.9 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 350m WNW of MaisongillHistoric site3.2 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlementHistoric site3.2 km→

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