Getting here
53.70905, -2.29820
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 465m away — 4 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 465m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 18 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
Lee Brook Roadpublic footpath · 79 m
Collinge Streetpublic footpath · 45 m
Cribden End Lanepublic footpath · 693 m
🚴Cycling
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Route 661 - VoS Stacksteads Country Park East (off road)Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Lee Brook Roadbyway open to all traffic · 25 m
Lee Brook Roadbyway open to all traffic · 11 m
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 530 m
Collinge Fold Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Lee Brook Roadbyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Wildlife to spot
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