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Maden Pasture

21 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.70567, -2.15347

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Plectrocnemia conspersa +17 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Plectrocnemia conspersa +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Flowering Currant, Bilberry +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
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
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Limers Gatebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public Footpath leading to Gorpley

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public Footpath leading to Gorpley

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park3.9 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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