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Castle Clough Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.77233, -2.32629

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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: Burnley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mill Hill Lanepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: unclassified
Leigh Parkpublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: residential
Lyndale Roadpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn foliage at Castle Clough Wood

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn foliage at Castle Clough Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hapton recreation groundUrban park900 m→🌱Padiham Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Oak Hill ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦GAWTHORPE HALLHistoric site3.8 km→

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