Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.30039, -1.86128
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Sand Martin
- ✦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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Sand Martin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Sand Martin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Sand Martin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Nephrotoma analis +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
River Ure from Wensley Bridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,041 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Sand Martin · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +44
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephrotoma analis · Adonis' Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Nephrotoma analisNephrotoma analis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,041 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Sand Martin · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +44
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephrotoma analis · Adonis' Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Nephrotoma analisNephrotoma analis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon StilettoThereva nobilitataCommon StilettoThereva nobilitataSciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataAmara plebejaAmara plebejaAmara plebejaAmara plebejaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeLejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallinaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusPlatycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatusPlatycheirus angustatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerHexatoma fuscipennisHexatoma fuscipennisHexatoma fuscipennisHexatoma fuscipennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiEvents & activities nearby
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