A cairn on a knoll east of Woodclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 785m north east of Black Hill Gate
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.47549, -1.92597
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Variospora flavescens, Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat., Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens +33 more · last seen 2016
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata, Large Ear +15 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Sickle-leaved Hook-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +35 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham MoorHistoric site600 m→✦Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.1 km→✦Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.3 km→✦Cairnfield and associated remains, 250m south east of Bragg House, Barningham MoorHistoric site2.7 km→✦A cairn and a carved rock west of Cowclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 460m west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site500 m→✦A cairn, east of Scale Knoll Allotment, 260m south west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site800 m→ Circinaria calcarea
Circinaria calcarea
Cladonia squamosa var. subsquamosaCladonia squamosa var. subsquamosaCladonia squamosa var. subsquamosaCladonia squamosa var. subsquamosaCladonia floerkeanaCladonia floerkeanaCladonia floerkeanaCladonia floerkeanaPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaCladonia pocillumCladonia pocillumCladonia pocillumCladonia pocillumLecanora campestris subsp. campestrisLecanora campestris subsp. campestrisLecanora campestris subsp. campestrisLecanora campestris subsp. campestrisCladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Rhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumLathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriformeLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensPlacynthium nigrumPlacynthium nigrumPlacynthium nigrumPlacynthium nigrumLepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaPhyscia caesiaPhyscia caesiaPhyscia caesiaPhyscia caesiaLecanora polytropaLecanora polytropaLecanora polytropaLecanora polytropaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaSecoliga jenensisSecoliga jenensisSecoliga jenensisSecoliga jenensisRhizocarpon reductumRhizocarpon reductumRhizocarpon reductumRhizocarpon reductumPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextataAcrocordia conoideaAcrocordia conoideaAcrocordia conoideaAcrocordia conoideaRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumCandelariella corallizaCandelariella corallizaCandelariella corallizaCandelariella corallizaVerrucaria hochstetteriVerrucaria hochstetteriVerrucaria hochstetteriVerrucaria hochstetteriParmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Peltigera caninaPeltigera caninaPeltigera caninaPeltigera caninaHymenelia prevostiiHymenelia prevostiiHymenelia prevostiiHymenelia prevostiiCandelariella vitellina f. vitellinaCandelariella vitellina f. vitellinaCandelariella vitellina f. vitellinaCandelariella vitellina f. vitellinaStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumLecidea lithophilaLecidea lithophilaLecidea lithophilaLecidea lithophila2016
2016
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2016Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2016Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2016Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2016Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2016Rough EarwortScapania aspera2016Rough EarwortScapania aspera2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2016Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2016Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2016Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2016Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2016Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Common BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaJacobaeaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
