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Brook House Plantation - Grassland

7 ha

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.64717, -2.58094

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 379m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Rotary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 703 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 703 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 96 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface concretePath type: service
Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 246 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees on the bank of Anglezarke Reservoir

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees on the bank of Anglezarke Reservoir

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Nearby places

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🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Rivington PinetumUrban park3 km→✦LEVER PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🏞️LEVER PARKCountry park3.5 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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