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Higher Shore Wood

1 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.65339, -2.11927

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Bistort, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Bush Vetch, Herb-Robert +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Bush Vetch, Herb-Robert +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route451 m
Named routeRef 92Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 66Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Higher Shore Hamlet

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Higher Shore Hamlet

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🏞️HOLLINGWORTHCountry park3 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Hollingworth Lake Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hare Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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