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Houghton Hey Plantation

4 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.77209, -2.31986

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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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cleavers, Hazel +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cleavers, Hazel +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Leigh Parkpublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: residential
Mill Hill Lanepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: unclassified
Leigh Parkpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

"Agra" Horse Hill Farm, Accrington Road, Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 5QJ

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

"Agra" Horse Hill Farm, Accrington Road, Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 5QJ

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