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Fern Isle Wood

2 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.65664, -2.19868

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Common Bistort +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Black Spleenwort +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Black Spleenwort +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Hawker, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Danes Lanepublic footpath · 350 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 350 mPath type: footway
Danes Lanepublic footpath · 165 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mPath type: footway
Danes Lanepublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rossendale Way above Fern Isle Wood

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rossendale Way above Fern Isle Wood

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🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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