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Brocklehurst Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.74399, -2.34100

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 344m 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 57 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 454 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 454 mPath type: unclassified
Brox Heights Lanepublic footpath · 190 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 190 mPath type: service
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track from Gallows Hall Farm

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track from Gallows Hall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Oak Hill ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park1.2 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Gatty ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→

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