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Slacks Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.85768, -2.26036

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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
  • 🅿️Barley Car Park 268m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Pendle Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 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 routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route207 m
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m
Named routeRef 68Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hays Lanebyway open to all traffic · 822 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 822 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Hays Lanebyway open to all traffic · 254 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 254 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Barley Greenbridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fishing ponds in Boothman Wood, near Barley

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fishing ponds in Boothman Wood, near Barley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barley Picnic AreaUrban park700 m→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Victoria Park (south)Urban park3.1 km→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Hodge HouseUrban park3.7 km→🌱Brierfield Peace GardenUrban park4.1 km→

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