🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Curlew
🌿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
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
5 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2025
Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rhododendron, Bog Moss +192 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Rhododendron, Bog Moss +192 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Crowberry agg., Common Nettle, Dandelion +16 more foraging species
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Green-veined White +4 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Green-veined White +4 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
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
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route▾
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
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