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Baxenden Golf Course

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera hymenina, Arthonia radiata +14 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera hymenina, Arthonia radiata +14 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Himalayan Balsam +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Himalayan Balsam +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 84 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
Grafton Avenuepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: residential
Montgomery Closepublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

44 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
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kings Highwaybridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: unclassified
Kings Highwaybridleway · 279 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mPath type: unclassified
Kings Highwaybridleway · 206 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 206 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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The top end of Baxenden Golf Course

The top end of Baxenden Golf Course

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