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Hallfold United Reformed Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Broad Buckler-fern +97 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Broad Buckler-fern +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Alder Leaf Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Alder Leaf Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 41 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
Calf Hey Lanepublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Whitworth Squarepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cock Hall Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

104 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
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
High Barn Lanebridleway · 188 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 188 mPath type: bridleway
Hall Streetbridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mPath type: residential
New Roadbridleway · 566 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 566 mPath type: track
High Barn Lanebridleway · 316 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 316 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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Hallfold United Reformed Church, Whitworth

Hallfold United Reformed Church, Whitworth

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