Getting here
53.76799, -2.30290
Best for
3 activitiesDog walks
Free82%Dogs allowed — public woodland
Forest walks
Free68%Public woodland
Wildlife
Free45%Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
26
7 named nearby · 19 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
68
68 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Mary Towneley Loop · Walking0
Rossendale Way · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Route 6 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this plantation forest
Thorny Bank Wood is a plantation forest covering 4 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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