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Skellow Clough

2 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.60868, -2.77353

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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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +24 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Italian Lords-and-Ladies, Large-flowered Evening-primrose · last seen 2026; Plants — Italian Lords-and-Ladies, Large-flowered Evening-primrose · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

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 route421 m

Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +22

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🌿

Plants2 species

wintersummer

2026

Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +22

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🌿

Plants2 species

wintersummer

2026

Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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