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Fester Clough Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.62718, -2.22924

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Pink Purslane, Lesser Celandine +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Pink Purslane, Lesser Celandine +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Raspberry, White Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylons over a grassy hill

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylons over a grassy hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park4.7 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve3.3 km→

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