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Greenhill Clough

18 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.74774, -2.25093

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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
  • 🅿️Limey Lane 400m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Dotted Loosestrife, Grey Alder +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Dotted Loosestrife, Grey Alder +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 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
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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 491 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 491 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland north of Greenhill Clough

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland north of Greenhill Clough

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✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Scott ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park4.2 km→

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