Getting here
53.70419, -2.21600
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap, Mild Milkcap +14 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap, Mild Milkcap +14 more · last seen 2010
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +77 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Flowering Currant +172 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Flowering Currant +172 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Flowering Currant, Blackthorn, Dandelion +18 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Maden Roadbridleway · 548 m
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