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Mellings Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.70900, -2.12506

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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
  • 🍄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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Tawny Owl +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Hairy Curtain Crust +57 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Hairy Curtain Crust +57 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Bistort, Elder +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Stones Roadpublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface cobblestonePath type: service
Stones Roadpublic footpath · 70 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 66Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A681 at Gorpley Wood

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A681 at Gorpley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park2 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park2 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park2 km→🦉GORPLEY CLOUGHNature reserve300 m→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park1.6 km→

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