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Spa Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.77475, -2.27643

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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

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Farrington Roadpublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: unclassified
Olde Back Lanepublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: residential
Farrington Placepublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland South of Farrington Road Industrial Estate

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland South of Farrington Road Industrial Estate

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✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱RowleyUrban park4.7 km→🌱Scott ParkUrban park1.5 km→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park2.1 km→

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