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Thrutch Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 liz dawson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.69125, -2.26564

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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 211m away — 18 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

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Irwell Sculpture Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 39 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
Highfield Roadpublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: unclassified
Highfield Roadpublic footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Lench Roadpublic footpath · 214 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 214 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

45 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
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Britannia 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Unusual Bunker

📷 liz dawson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unusual Bunker

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Nearby places

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Ground WorkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park4.1 km→

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