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Cragg Vale

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

53.71352, -1.99561

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Hart's-Tongue +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Heather Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Cragg Lanepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: unclassified
Cragg Lanepublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: unclassified
Upper Lumb Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mPath type: track
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate into Sandy Pickle Wood, Cragg Vale

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate into Sandy Pickle Wood, Cragg Vale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Calder Holmes ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Saint Thomas a Becket ruinsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field FarmHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Pinfold Picnic AreaUrban park4.3 km→

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