Skrikes Wood
📍 Pateley BridgeNorth Yorkshire
Mossy ancient woodland and stream on the Nidderdale Way, a short walk from Pateley Bridge
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What’s free
Free to walk through on a public footpath
About
Skrikes Wood is an ancient woodland just outside Pateley Bridge, full of moss-covered boulders and a stream running over wet rock faces. It is an important site for rare ferns and liverworts, including filmy fern. The footpath through the wood is steep and uneven.
Opening times
- Open access via public footpath
Times can change, so check with the venue before a special trip.
Good to know
Costs to know about: Use the car parks in Pateley Bridge
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