Getting here
53.77029, -2.23264
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Swallow +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Swallow +92 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dotted Loosestrife, Ramsons, Creeping-Jenny +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dotted Loosestrife, Ramsons, Creeping-Jenny +29 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Carder Bee +33 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Hazel +2 more foraging species
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 12 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.
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Pendle WayWalking route
Lower Timber Hill Lanepublic footpath · 132 m
🚴Cycling
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Route 685Cycling route
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Wildlife to spot
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