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Longfield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.71646, -2.09335

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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
  • ☕Egg Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 66

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Carr House Lanepublic footpath · 322 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 322 mPath type: track
Rough Side Lanepublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Sunnysidepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses

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🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park300 m→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park300 m→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park300 m→🌱Denis' FieldUrban park200 m→⛪St Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds300 m→

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