Elm Clough ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.91001, -2.46824
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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Water Avens, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Silver-Green Leaf Weevil, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
22,667 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,667 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +44
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Barn Owl Tyto alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Water Avens · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Cranberry · Marsh Woundwort · Foxglove +3
Water Avens Geum rivale2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,667 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +44
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Barn Owl Tyto alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Water Avens · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Cranberry · Marsh Woundwort · Foxglove +3
Water Avens Geum rivale2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad Buckler-fern
Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris dilatata2025
Dryopteris dilatata2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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