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Rockcliffe Wood - Woodland

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📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.69021, -2.22292

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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 171m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Irwell Sculpture Trail

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: Lee Quarry Red Route

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Cycle route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 60 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking 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.

Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Greens Lanepublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stone Roadbridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface settPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Irwell at Blackwood, Stacksteads

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Irwell at Blackwood, Stacksteads

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🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Edgeside ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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