Getting here
53.63676, -2.18208
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Healey Dell Heritage Centre & Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Healey Dell Heritage Centre & Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Broad Buckler-fern, Hart's-Tongue +128 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Broad Buckler-fern, Hart's-Tongue +128 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue Mason Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue Mason Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Highgate Lanebridleway · 127 m
Wildlife to spot
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