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✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.71292, -2.41587

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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 369m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland; Lowland dry acid grassland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

71 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
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Red Shell Lanebridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mPath type: track
Red Shell Lanebridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mPath type: service
Red Shell Lanebridleway · 779 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 779 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle resting rather than grazing, near Belthorn

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle resting rather than grazing, near Belthorn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Rhyddings ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Shorey BankUrban park3.8 km→🌱Ashton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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