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Bents Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha
DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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 67m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Calderdale Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 34 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
The Mountpublic footpath · 200 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 200 mPath type: residential
Royd Roadpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: residential
The Hollinspublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath 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

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hole Bottom Roadbridleway · 228 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 228 mSurface concretePath type: track
Scrapers Lanebridleway · 168 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 168 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Scrapers Lanebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Broadgatebridleway · 192 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 192 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Hole Bottom Roadbridleway · 174 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mSurface pavedPath type: track

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