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Clough Plantation

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.01734, -2.71444

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Heather, Wavy Hair-Grass +173 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, Heather, Wavy Hair-Grass +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry agg., Rowan +18 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Oak Eggar, Platycheirus albimanus +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Oak Eggar, Platycheirus albimanus +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moorland and conifer plantation, Quernmore

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moorland and conifer plantation, Quernmore

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