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Cartridge Clough

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.74276, -2.15233

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Whinchat +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Whinchat +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Dark Green Fritillary +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Dark Green Fritillary +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Sorrel, Common Bistort +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 20 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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 827 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 827 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 218 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 66Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coal Clough Roadbridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Coal Clough Roadbridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Cartridge Clough from the Black Scout path, Cliviger

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Cartridge Clough from the Black Scout path, Cliviger

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