Broadleaved woodland near Facit 1 ha
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Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.67202, -2.17343
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 92
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Barn Lane public footpath · 478 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 478 m Path type: track
Show on map Oak Street public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map High Barn Lane public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 661 Local cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Lee Quarry Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Facit
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Wildlife to spot
2,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,230 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Roe Deer · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Tachycixius pilosus · Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Green Grasshopper +10
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Common Sedge · Common Spotted-orchid · Feverfew +20
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024 Cat's-ear Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,230 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Mallard · Canada Goose · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Roe Deer · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Tachycixius pilosus · Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Green Grasshopper +10
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Common Sedge · Common Spotted-orchid · Feverfew +20
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024 Cat's-ear Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Hypochaeris radicata2024
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Gorse Ulex europaeus2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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