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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.75306, -2.25069
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Limey Lane 331m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Limey Lane 331m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Creeping-Jenny +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Creeping-Jenny +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos From Dunnockshaw Memorial Forest - geograph.org.uk - 3802334
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Wildlife to spot
4,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Red-necked Grebe · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Curlew +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Odontocerum albicorne · Ashy Mining Bee
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025 Blackthorn · Creeping-Jenny · Alder · Grey Alder · Field Horsetail +5
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Red-necked Grebe · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Curlew +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Odontocerum albicorne · Ashy Mining Bee
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025 Blackthorn · Creeping-Jenny · Alder · Grey Alder · Field Horsetail +5
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025 