Getting here
53.70549, -2.33624
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 289m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 289m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 87 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Burnley WayWalking route
St. Crispin Waypublic footpath · 14 m
Bentwood Roadpublic footpath · 128 m
Underbank Roadpublic footpath · 128 m
🚴Cycling
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Main RouteCycling route343 m
Wildlife to spot
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