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Accrington Cemetery

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.76397, -2.35182

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 119m away

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Huncoat Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Huncoat Trail

Free

Churchyard walks

Cemetery — managed green space with wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Spouthouse Lanepublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mPath type: residential
Turkey Streetpublic footpath · 180 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 180 mPath type: residential
Thorneyholme Roadpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Accrington Cemetery

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Accrington Cemetery

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