Water Points of Interest

If you’re out and about in the village do keep your eyes out for the becks and watercourses where you will see some interesting signs of wildlife and wildlife habitat. We have compiled a list of things to see and where to see them as “Points of Interest” or “POIs”.

Click here to download a multi-themed map, and click here to see an article published by the Yorkshire Dales Society in October 2023 showing our key sites in the village

Map POI	Place	Theme
1	Burnside	River level recorder, trout, grey wagtail, vegetation
2a	Old First School Site	Back Beck and Children’s access steps
2b	Bridge 55	Trout pool
3	School Wetland Reserve	Pond and scrapes for Primary School
5	Dawson Crossley Field	Recreation, beach, balsam, dippers
6	North St. Footbridge	Town Beck, signal crayfish, surface water drain
7	Church Field Fishponds	Medieval fish ponds, archaeology, restoration
8	Church Field Footbridge	Crayfish, trout, stone loach, change
10	River Wharfe	Town Beck confluence, Wharfe fish and birds
11	Low Mill Weir	Fish passage, water quality
15	Saw Mill Dam	History, trees, ducks, water level
16	Aynholme Bridge	Goit take off, blockage problems, beck confluence