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Altham Clough Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.78174, -2.35181

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Creeping Buttercup, Himalayan Balsam +147 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 63 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
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Barnfield Waypublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leeds Liverpool Canal between Altham Lane and Clough Bank

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leeds Liverpool Canal between Altham Lane and Clough Bank

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hapton recreation groundUrban park2.1 km→🌱Padiham Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Gatty ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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