Clough Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.94685, -2.35808
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Selfheal, Yellow Garlic +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 km ▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bales in a field by Clough Wood
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Wildlife to spot
2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Curlew +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Swift Apus apus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Raven Corvus corax2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Sika Deer · Common Shrew +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Sika Deer Cervus nippon2020 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2020 Field Vole Microtus agrestis White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2021 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bumblebee Bombus2021 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Yellow Garlic · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Wavy Bitter-cress +4
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Yellow Garlic Allium moly Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Musk-mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Willow Warbler · Coal Tit · Curlew +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Swift Apus apus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Raven Corvus corax2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Sika Deer · Common Shrew +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Sika Deer Cervus nippon2020 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2020 Field Vole Microtus agrestis White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax · Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2021 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bumblebee Bombus2021 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Yellow Garlic · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Wavy Bitter-cress +4
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Yellow Garlic Allium moly Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Musk-mallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
2024
2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Syrphus Syrphus2022
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020 Malva moschata2023
Malva moschata2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2020
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