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A cairn on a knoll east of Woodclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 785m north east of Black Hill Gate

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📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.47549, -1.92597

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Variospora flavescens, Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat., Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens +33 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata, Large Ear +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Sickle-leaved Hook-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +35 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scale Knoll Ford

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scale Knoll Ford

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Nearby 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→