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Smithy Clough

4 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.84377, -2.08250

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Robin
  • 🌿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
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Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Robin, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Robin, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heath Bedstraw +180 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soft-rush, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heath Bedstraw +180 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Nemurella pictetii, Protonemura praecox, Ecdyonurus torrentis +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nemurella pictetii, Protonemura praecox, Ecdyonurus torrentis +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route461 m
Named routeRef 68Length 461 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down to Smithy Clough

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down to Smithy Clough

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🏞️WYCOLLERCountry park1.1 km→✦Wycoller HallHistoric site1.5 km→✦Wycoller HallHistoric site1.5 km→✦The Hall Bridge, WycollerHistoric site1.6 km→✦Wycoller packhorse bridgeHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Ball Grove ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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