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Hawks Clough Plantation

1 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.68543, -2.28780

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +70 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +3 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +3 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 30 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
New Barn Lanepublic footpath · 171 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mPath type: unclassified
Sand Beds Lanepublic footpath · 600 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 600 mPath type: track
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local 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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lomas Lanerestricted byway · 356 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 356 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lomas Lane, Rawtenstall, Lancashire

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lomas Lane, Rawtenstall, Lancashire

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