🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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🧺Picnic spot
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Cantharis nigricans +15 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Ribwort Plantain, Red Clover +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named 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 13Walking route18 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route501 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 501 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route264 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
