Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Holme Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PlayDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.70426, -2.30035

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

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
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Unity Waypublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

47 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
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 530 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 530 mPath type: track
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbridleway · 269 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mPath type: bridleway
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 99 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 99 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down on Ski Rossendale

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down on Ski Rossendale

1 / 22

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Ground WorkUrban park1 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.8 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 28c0e07f-f075-4e3f-901b-573ed85350a2