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Christ Church

📷 Dave Bevis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.71663, -2.10067

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Mr Beans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Chinese Bramble, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Grey Heron, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Grey Heron, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Royd Roadpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: residential
Roydpublic footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: unclassified
Sunnysidepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Todmorden - former Christ Church

📷 Dave Bevis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Todmorden - former Christ Church

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🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park400 m→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park200 m→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park200 m→⛪St Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds200 m→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park500 m→

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