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Getting here
53.63743, -2.26011
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- 🐕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
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wild Teasel, Broad-leaved Pondweed, Branched Bur-reed +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Teasel, Broad-leaved Pondweed, Branched Bur-reed +2 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
🚴Cycling
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Pimhole Pine Street RouteCycling route
Pine Street to St Paul's StreetCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Croston Close Roadbridleway · 937 m
Wildlife to spot
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