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Getting here
53.61873, -2.25463
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Wildlife
Strong match
Lowland fens priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 19 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
🚴Cycling
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Route 66Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Scotland Lanebridleway · 211 m
Scotland Lanebridleway · 196 m
Scotland Lanebridleway · 485 m
Wildlife to spot
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