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Woodland near Water

2 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWalksHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.73401, -2.22937

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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

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Rossendale Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 27 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
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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 941 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 941 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface unpavedIncline upPath type: steps
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Cycling

8 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile over the water board wall

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile over the water board wall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Edgeside ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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