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Bacup Golf Course

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.70308, -2.21016

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

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

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Flowering Currant, Blackthorn, Dandelion +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Red Admiral, Small White +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Red Admiral, Small White +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 68 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
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Cowtoot Lanepublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: residential
Maden Roadpublic footpath · 268 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 268 mPath type: residential
Bankside Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

19 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Maden Roadbridleway · 548 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 548 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shelter at Bacup Golf Club

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shelter at Bacup Golf Club

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Nearby places

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🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park1.1 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park1.2 km→

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