🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.60381, -2.01458
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Delph Donkey LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route129 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route508 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dowry Roadbridleway · 361 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mPath type: bridleway
Rapes Highwaybridleway · 954 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 954 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Rapes Highwaybridleway · 673 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 673 mPath type: bridleway
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