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Whimberry Close Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.64234, -2.32937

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

68 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
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pimhole Pine Street RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pine Street to St Paul's StreetCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Moor Roadbridleway · 310 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park5 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Nuttall ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park4.4 km→

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