Woodland near Shawforth 8 ha
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Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.68613, -2.18211
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 🅿️ Parking 376m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 376m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Britannia Greenway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map Deansgreave Road public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Path type: service
Show on map New Line Connection public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface paved Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map New Line Connection public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 661 Local cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Lee Quarry Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Quarrying remains strewing the pathway
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Wildlife to spot
2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +17
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 37 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Black Medick +32
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020 Black Medick Medicago lupulina Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +26
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +17
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 37 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Black Medick +32
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020 Black Medick Medicago lupulina Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2023
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2021
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2021
Rubus incurvatiformis Rubus incurvatiformis2021
Rubus incurvatiformis Rubus incurvatiformis2021
Rubus halsteadensis Rubus halsteadensis2021
Rubus halsteadensis Rubus halsteadensis2021
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2021
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2021
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2021
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2021
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum2021
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum2021
Japanese Red-cedar Cryptomeria japonica2021
Japanese Red-cedar Cryptomeria japonica2021
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus2021
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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