Stainburn Moor

Good for: Birds

The large conifer plantation has been part felled, creating a substantial area of stumps, rotting branches and coarse grass. The plantation is surrounded by sheep pasture and heather moorland. Little Almscliffe Crag, a millstone grit outcrop, is nearby.

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Parking

Public car park off the Beckwithshaw to Norwood road.

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Access

The car park gives direct access to a gravel track, from which footpaths branch away at various points.

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Terrain

The gravel track provides easy walking, but some of the adjoining paths are uneven with protruding roots.

Habitat:

Conifer plantation, Grassland, Moorland

About the location

A small number of Nightjar visit each summer and favour the felled woodland. You will need to be present at dusk to hear their strange, churring calls and perhaps catch a glimpse of these birds in flight. On summer evenings, roding Woodcock can often be seen and Roe Deer emerge from their hideouts in the forest. Tree and Meadow Pipits are present, while upland birds such as Curlew and Lapwing can often be observed on the surrounding pasture.