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Barnfield Plantation - Woodland

2 ha
DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🅿️Haworth Park Disabled Car Park 266m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hill Streetpublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Hill Streetpublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: service
Hyndburn Greenwaypublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The former Clifton. Accrington & Colne Railway

The former Clifton. Accrington & Colne Railway

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