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Whitfield Sike Mill

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Cattle Egret
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Botryobasidium subcoronatum, Ashen Crust, Jelly Ear +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Botryobasidium subcoronatum, Ashen Crust, Jelly Ear +12 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 688Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route947 m
Named routeRef 688Length 947 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 688Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Stone Barn by Embsay Reservoir

Stone Barn by Embsay Reservoir

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