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Dearden Clough

5 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Common Bistort, Flowering Currant +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Wavy Bitter-cress +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Wavy Bitter-cress +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking 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.

Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Eden Streetpublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential
Scout Roadpublic footpath · 477 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 477 mPath type: service
Bond Streetpublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gincroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 517 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 517 mPath type: residential
Michael Wife Lanerestricted byway · 310 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 310 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Michael Wife Lanebyway open to all traffic · 408 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 408 mPath type: track
Gincroft Lanerestricted byway · 540 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 540 mPath type: unclassified

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