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Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.66341, -2.32854
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Crowfoot +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Crowfoot +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Stubbins Vale Road public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Strongstry Road public footpath · 35 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 35 m Path type: residential
Show on map Strongstry Road public footpath · 53 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 53 m Path type: residential
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACL Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Moor Road bridleway · 95 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 95 m Path type: track
Show on map Moor Road bridleway · 179 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 179 m Path type: track
Show on map Moor Road bridleway · 93 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 93 m Path type: track
Show on map Moor Road bridleway · 747 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 747 m Path type: track
Show on map Moor Road bridleway · 229 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 229 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
10,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black Darter · Bibio pomonae · Common Hawker
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Round-leaved Crowfoot · Marsh Pennywort · Common Cottongrass +6
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025 Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black Darter · Bibio pomonae · Common Hawker
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Round-leaved Crowfoot · Marsh Pennywort · Common Cottongrass +6
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025 Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Violet
Marsh Violet
Viola palustris2025
Viola palustris2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025 