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Holme Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.69614, -2.29780

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 26 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
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
Almond Crescentpublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

48 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
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 661 - VoS Stacksteads Country Park East (off road)Cycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Holme Lanebridleway · 137 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Irwell at Hardmans Mill

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Irwell at Hardmans Mill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Ground WorkUrban park200 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.9 km→

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