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Heywood Cemetery

📷 Alan Valentine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.60287, -2.19772

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pignut, Great Willowherb, Meadowsweet +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pignut, Great Willowherb, Meadowsweet +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Flowering Currant, Water Mint +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Glistening Inkcap, Rhododendron Bristlebud +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Turkeytail, Glistening Inkcap, Rhododendron Bristlebud +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden

Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boundary Stone with Plate

📷 Alan Valentine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boundary Stone with Plate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tandle Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️TANDLE HILLCountry park4.7 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.1 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve4 km→🌱Tandle Hill ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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