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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.51172, -2.56127
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Bellflower, Yarrow, Hawkweed +40 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Giant Bellflower, Yarrow, Hawkweed +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids; Insects — Drusus annulatus, Tinodes dives, Habrophlebia fusca +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawkweed, Wild Marjoram, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
14 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Bird's-eye Primrose · Autumn Gentian · Blue Moor-grass · Lesser Spearwort · Creeping Bent +125
- Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella
- Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Small Sweet-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Bird's-eye Primrose · Autumn Gentian · Blue Moor-grass · Lesser Spearwort · Creeping Bent +125
- Bird's-eye PrimrosePrimula farinosa
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella
- Blue Moor-grassSesleria caerulea
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
- Small Sweet-grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyceria declinata
Glyceria declinata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisGentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalisMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisGrass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansFlat-sedgeBlysmus compressusFlat-sedgeBlysmus compressusHairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulisHairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulisBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleMossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoidesMossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoidesPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaErophila verna var. praecoxErophila verna var. praecoxErophila verna var. praecoxErophila verna var. praecoxRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2024Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Mat-grassNardus stricta2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2024Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Events & activities nearby
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