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Wholhope Hill

50 ha

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

55.39348, -2.10468

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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
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Bighead Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap +13 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Bighead Inkcap, Yellow Fieldcap +13 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Earwort, Broom Fork-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +65 more · last seen 2019; Plants — White Earwort, Broom Fork-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +65 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Lype phaeopa, Ringlet +3 more · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 686Cycling route

Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,452 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,452 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2024

Dipper · Meadow Pipit · Lesser Redpoll · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge +43

DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
Great TitParus major2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus2023

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2021

Bilberry Bumblebee · Lype phaeopa

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2018

🍄

Fungi7 species

spring

2020

Yellow Fieldcap · Bighead Inkcap · Shaggy Bracket · Sycamore Tarspot · Dryad's Saddle +2

Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bighead InkcapCoprinopsis macrocephala
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Turkeytail

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2019

Climbing Corydalis · Shining Crane's-bill

Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,452 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2024

Dipper · Meadow Pipit · Lesser Redpoll · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge +43

DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
DunnockPrunella modularis2019
Great TitParus major2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus2023

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2021

Bilberry Bumblebee · Lype phaeopa

Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2018

🍄

Fungi7 species

spring

2020

Yellow Fieldcap · Bighead Inkcap · Shaggy Bracket · Sycamore Tarspot · Dryad's Saddle +2

Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bighead InkcapCoprinopsis macrocephala
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Turkeytail

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2019

Climbing Corydalis · Shining Crane's-bill

Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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