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Ooze Castle Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.70955, -2.42119

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tower Viewbridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of a former farmhouse

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of a former farmhouse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park4.8 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park2.3 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.5 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Shorey BankUrban park3.4 km→

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