Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House 11 ha
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53.67244, -2.40571
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterbur, Rhododendron, Springy Turf-moss +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterbur, Rhododendron, Springy Turf-moss +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cladonia floerkeana, Amber Jelly, Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. · last seen 2012; Fungi — Cladonia floerkeana, Amber Jelly, Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. · last seen 2012
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
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 GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 20 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 Main Route Cycling route 510 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 510 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 35 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 501 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 501 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Stile and view across Aushaw Moss
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Wildlife to spot
1,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,868 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Swift · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Wren +32
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Brown Hawker +8
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Rhododendron · Butterbur · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Great Horsetail +12
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,868 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Swift · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Wren +32
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Brown Hawker +8
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Rhododendron · Butterbur · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Great Horsetail +12
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Marsh-marigold
Marsh-marigold
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2025
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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