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Hodgeon Stone Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.82548, -2.35422

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

7 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional 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
Pendleton Roadpublic footpath · 336 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 336 mPath type: service
Pendleton Roadpublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: service
Pendleton Roadpublic footpath · 273 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mPath type: track
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 604Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whalley Road at Laneside Cottages

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whalley Road at Laneside Cottages

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sabden ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Vale GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Whalley ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hellicliffs MTB ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Padiham Memorial ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Whalley AbbeyHistoric site3.7 km→

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