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Hole Bottom Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.71362, -2.51701

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The M65 runs under a footbridge

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The M65 runs under a footbridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park2.3 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Witton ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site2.3 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve2.6 km→🌱Witton Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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