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Sooby Gill Waterfall

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.09174, -2.63904

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Mint, Trailing Bellflower, Hemlock Water-dropwort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Helophilus pendulus, Scabious Clubhorn +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Helophilus pendulus, Scabious Clubhorn +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route157 m
Named routeRef 69Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 69Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sooby Gill Wood

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sooby Gill Wood

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Nearby places

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✦Hornby BridgeHistoric site2 km→🌱Bull Beck Picnic SiteUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park2.2 km→✦Loyn BridgeHistoric site3.3 km→✦Castle Stede motte and bailey, HornbyHistoric site3.4 km→✦Castle StedeHistoric site3.4 km→

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