Conifer woodland near Shawforth 2 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🚲 Cycling
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.68738, -2.17045
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 95m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 95m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 92
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 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 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 661 Local cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Lee Quarry Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Lee Quarry Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Peel Terrace, Market Street, Shawforth
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Wildlife to spot
2,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,606 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Badger
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter +14
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Common Sedge · Common Spotted-orchid +21
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,606 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Skylark · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Badger
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter +14
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2020 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slender Rush · Soft-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Common Sedge · Common Spotted-orchid +21
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Common Sedge Carex nigra Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Dalopius marginatus Dalopius marginatus
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Grey Alder Alnus incana2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2023
Rubus incurvatiformis Rubus incurvatiformis2021
Rubus incurvatiformis Rubus incurvatiformis2021
Rubus halsteadensis Rubus halsteadensis2021
Rubus halsteadensis Rubus halsteadensis2021
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2021
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2021
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus2021
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus2021
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2021
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 