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Malham Cove peregrine watchpoint Telescopes and binoculars provided at our viewpoint get you closer to the peregrines in the heart of Malhamdale.

Peregrines at Malham

21 March to 27 July
23 to 31 August

Binoculars or telescopes available for use RSPB staff on hand to help Car parking available

Join us at our Malham Cove viewpoint for some amazing views of the peregrines that nest on the limestone cliff.

Enjoy stunning displays of peregrine aerobatics as they hunt and catch their prey mid-air above you.

Friendly Information Assistants will be on hand to show you the other birds that also make this National Park their home, including green woodpeckers, little owls, redstarts, dippers and house martins.

The viewpoint is free, but there is a car park charge at Malham National Park Information Centre.

After your visit, keep up to date with the progress of the family via the peregrine falcon blog.

Opening times

Information Assistants will be on site daily, 10.30 am-4.30 pm.

Facilities

Four telescopes and six binoculars are available for you to use. Refreshment facilities and toilets are available in Malham Village.

How to get there

The viewpoint is situated beside the footpath from Malham village to the Cove. Signs will be in place when the viewpoint is open.

By train/by bus
Trains run to the nearby market towns of Skipton and Settle, where a number of bus services then run to Malham. Please check Dalebus for full details of services and timetables.

Please note that some services run to Malham Tarn, which is a mile north of the cove, and does not afford easy access to the cove. Malham village is the best destination for relatively straightforward access to the Abb! site.

Enquiries

Telephone: Dave Freer on 07970 345676

Why not make a day of it?

The YDNPA National Park information centre at Malham provides information about Malham and the surrounding area.

Malham is one of the most popular villages in the Yorkshire Dales. There is a stream running through the village, and many walks start from there, including to the spectacular Cove, Janet's Foss and Gordale Scar.

The National Trust's Malham Tarn nature reserve is close by, with hides overlooking the Tarn. The Field Studies Council has a Field Centre at the Tarn.

Malham National Park

Links to other things on the RSPB website

Dipper (from our A to Z of UK birds)
Green woodpecker (from our A to Z of UK birds)
House martin (from our A to Z of UK birds)
Little owl (from our A to Z of UK birds)
Peregrine (from our A to Z of UK birds)
Redstart (from our A to Z of UK birds)
Leighton Moss (from our A to Z of Reserves)

This project is a partnership between the RSPB and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.