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Colden Water

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📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.76032, -2.09531

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Lapwing
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Skylark +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Skylark +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bog Moss, Lustrous Bog-moss +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bog Moss, Lustrous Bog-moss +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.), Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Sericomyia silentis +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.), Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Sericomyia silentis +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 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
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route208 m
Named routeRef 68Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles
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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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Low Ling Lanebridleway · 528 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 528 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of Colden Water

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of Colden Water

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park4.9 km→🦉COLDEN CLOUGHNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Denis' FieldUrban park4.7 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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