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The high moors above Dick Hudson's are home not only to Red Grouse but to Lapwing, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Curlew and Redshank.

The most direct way onto the Moor is by a path that starts at the point where Heights Lane meets Otley Road, above Micklethwaite.
The habitat is dominated by heather but there are mosses, rank grass and boulders within the area.
Birds you can expect are Golden Plover, Red Grouse, Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel, Lapwing and Skylark. A few Snipe display.

The Moor is very seasonal with Mallard, Canada and Greylag Geese seen in the late spring when they breed. Wheatear are regularly seen on the walls and boulders on migration, ( arrival and departure.). Whinchat are also seen occasionally.

Access is also available from the path by Dick Hudson's and from the moorland paths from Whetstone Gate or Hawksworth Moor

Our major site for Dotterel is in this area, a short walk from Bingley Moor to the Apostle's Stones above Burley Moor. These confiding and attractive waders are often found on passage in early May.