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Cliffe Wood

1 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.60943, -2.91632

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ash, Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Beech, Cut-leaved Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hillock Lanepublic footpath · 191 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 191 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dam Lanebridleway · 174 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mPath type: service

Dam Lanebridleway · 186 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 186 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

25,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Pintail · Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit +42

PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Holly · Cleavers +9

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Pintail · Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit +42

PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Holly · Cleavers +9

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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