Madder Mill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🎠 Play🛝 Family🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Hyndburn Getting here
53.75664, -2.38300
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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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Great Harwood Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 km ▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Somerset Grove public footpath · 82 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 82 m Path type: residential
Show on map Buckingham Grove public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Path type: residential
Show on map Park Road public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Buttercup · Water Fern · Common Nettle +17
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Common Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Buttercup · Water Fern · Common Nettle +17
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Common Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Linaria vulgaris2025
Linaria vulgaris2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2025
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Water-Lily Nymphaea x marliacea2025
Water-Lily Nymphaea x marliacea2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 