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Hawkshaw Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Paul Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.64956, -2.39045

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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
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Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers 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
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
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Cycling

52 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
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 6Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route356 m
Named routeRef 6Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broadhead Road Edgworth

📷 Paul Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadhead Road Edgworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JUMBLESCountry park2.8 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park400 m→🦉OUSEL NEST QUARRYNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Jumbles Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→💧Jumbles ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→💧Jumbles ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→

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