Old Hall Plantation - Woodland 5 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.74358, -2.28993
Open directionsv 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 489m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 489m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Rossendale Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 54 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Huncoat Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Red-necked Grebe · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Magpie +42
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Teal Anas crecca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackthorn · Ash · Bilberry · Hawthorn · Lungwort +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Red-necked Grebe · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Magpie +42
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Teal Anas crecca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackthorn · Ash · Bilberry · Hawthorn · Lungwort +9
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur2025
Quercus robur2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025 