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Hey Clough

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.64931, -1.90781

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Grey Heron, Robin +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Grey Heron, Robin +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +66 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +66 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Heath Plait-moss, Giant Hogweed +131 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Heath Plait-moss, Giant Hogweed +131 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Common Bistort, Hawkweed +3 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mushroom, Egghead Mottlegill · last seen 2012; Fungi — Mushroom, Egghead Mottlegill · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Standedge TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Meltham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weir on Hey Clough, Scammonden

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weir on Hey Clough, Scammonden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stainland Memorial ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Sowood ParkUrban park2.2 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→

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