Getting here
53.73989, -2.22746
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Good match
Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Wildlife
Good match
Grass moorland priority habitat
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 941 m
🚴Cycling
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Main RouteCycling route568 m
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 777 m
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 3 m
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 514 m
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 385 m
Wildlife to spot
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