Broadleaved woodland near Lower Baxenden 2 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.72588, -2.34174
Open directionsv 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 116m away — 12 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 116m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Underbank Road public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Path type: residential
Show on map Mill Street public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Path type: service
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Hyndburn Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Huncoat Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACL Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Manchester Road (A680), Lower Baxenden
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Wildlife to spot
3,386 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,386 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Magpie · Kestrel · Blackbird · Jackdaw +23
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Barn Owl Tyto alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Hedgehog +1
Badger Meles meles2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2020 Otter Lutra lutra2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Rabbit Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral +33
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bluebell · Trichophorum germanicum · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell · Bilberry +14
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2018 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,386 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lapwing · Magpie · Kestrel · Blackbird · Jackdaw +23
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Barn Owl Tyto alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Hedgehog +1
Badger Meles meles2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2020 Otter Lutra lutra2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Rabbit Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral +33
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bluebell · Trichophorum germanicum · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell · Bilberry +14
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2018 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
2020
2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2018
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
German Wasp Vespula germanica2022
German Wasp Vespula germanica2022
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2021
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2021
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella2021
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella2021
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2021
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2021
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2021
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2021
Euura atra/auritae/purpureae/weiffenbachii agg. Euura atra/auritae/purpureae/weiffenbachii agg.2021
Euura atra/auritae/purpureae/weiffenbachii agg. Euura atra/auritae/purpureae/weiffenbachii agg.2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2018
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2018
Wall Lasiommata megera2018
Wall Lasiommata megera2018
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2017
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2015
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2015 Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior2023
Fraxinus excelsior2023
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Pignut Conopodium majus2021
Pignut Conopodium majus2021
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2020
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2020
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2020
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2020
Holly Ilex aquifolium2020
Holly Ilex aquifolium2020
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2020
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2020
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2019
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum2019
Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum2019
Broom Cytisus scoparius2019
Broom Cytisus scoparius2019
Honesty Lunaria annua2019
Honesty Lunaria annua2019
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2019
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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