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Brick Field Plantation

1 ha

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.72089, -2.28338

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Swift +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Swift +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bilberry, Raspberry +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +56 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Hawthorn +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Hawthorn +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 22 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
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
Height Side Lanepublic footpath · 319 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 319 mPath type: service
Stables Closepublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
Folly Bank Lanepublic footpath · 432 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 432 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

40 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
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Britannia 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hugh Rakebridleway · 628 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Pinner Lanebridleway · 286 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 286 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Height Side Lane towards Short Clough

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Height Side Lane towards Short Clough

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Ground WorkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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