Getting here
53.68618, -2.10816
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swift +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swift +68 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Dung Roundhead, Jubilee Waxcap +105 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Dung Roundhead, Jubilee Waxcap +105 more · last seen 2019
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Common Sorrel, Elder +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyacophila dorsalis +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyacophila dorsalis +52 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Ragwort +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Ragwort +167 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby · 9 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Rake Head Barn Lanepublic footpath · 555 m
🚴Cycling
112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Strines Lanebridleway · 7 m
Strines Lanebridleway · 437 m
Strines Lanebridleway · 34 m
Strines Lanebridleway · 1 m
Wildlife to spot
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