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Cronker Plantation

12 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.76431, -2.32757

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +159 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Himalayan Balsam, Field Wood-rush +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cleavers, Himalayan Balsam, Field Wood-rush +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kings Highwaybridleway · 175 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 175 mPath type: track
Kings Highwaybridleway · 201 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 201 mPath type: track
Kingswaybridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: residential
Kings Highwaybridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mPath type: unclassified
Kings Highwaybridleway · 319 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 319 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cronker Plantation

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Hapton recreation groundUrban park1.8 km→🌱Oak Hill ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park3.3 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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