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Getting here
53.76253, -2.24299
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Mallard, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Mallard, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping-Jenny, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Buckthorn +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping-Jenny, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Buckthorn +20 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Early Bumblebee, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Early Bumblebee, Black-tailed Skimmer +27 more · last seen 2026
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Burnley WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Route 685Cycling route
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
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