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Dunishbooth Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.64922, -2.18257

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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 94m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Mary Towneley Loop

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 28 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
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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
High Peak Roadpublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Highgate Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth 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
🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakenshaw Avenuebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Prickshaw Lanebridleway · 42 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mPath type: unclassified
Highgate Lanebridleway · 127 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 127 mPath type: residential
Rochdale to Bacup Linebridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Springfield ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve1.3 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Broadfield ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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