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Harwood Golf Course

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Paid 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
  • Golf 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Reed, Great Willowherb +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Reed, Great Willowherb +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coral Spot, Dewdrop Bonnet, Candlesnuff Fungus +4 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Coral Spot, Dewdrop Bonnet, Candlesnuff Fungus +4 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
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
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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