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Hawkshaw Methodist Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.63134, -2.36748

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Common Bistort +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Common Bistort +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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
Two Brooks Lanepublic footpath · 629 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 629 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

71 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
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Daisyfield GreenwayCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Hawkshaw Methodist Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawkshaw Methodist Church

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🏞️JUMBLESCountry park2.4 km→🌱Longsight ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Elton ValeUrban park4.8 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park2.5 km→🦉OUSEL NEST QUARRYNature reserve2.9 km→

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