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Getting here
53.63419, -2.24826
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pink Purslane, Alder, Great Wood-rush +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Alder, Great Wood-rush +12 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Bilberry, Common Bistort
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
🚴Cycling
87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Route 66Cycling route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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