Getting here
53.75149, -2.21408
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +64 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +64 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +44 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 26 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
🚴Cycling
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Main RouteCycling route448 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 385 m
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 336 m
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 777 m
Wildlife to spot
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