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Dick Field Clough

9 ha

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.65100, -2.32518

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Wren
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Wren, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Wren, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Syrphus, Platycheirus, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

61 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
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Moor Roadbridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mPath type: track
Moor Roadbridleway · 747 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 747 mPath type: track
Moor Roadbridleway · 336 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 336 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Moor Roadbridleway · 310 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mPath type: track
Moor Roadbridleway · 252 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 252 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field above Top Wood

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field above Top Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Nuttall ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Helmshore Memorial Park (Snig Hole)Urban park3.6 km→🌱Memorial GroundsUrban park3.7 km→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park4.6 km→

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