Getting here
53.66576, -2.16973
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, Tachycixius pilosus +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, Tachycixius pilosus +20 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
High Barn Lanepublic footpath · 478 m
Acre Streetpublic footpath · 17 m
Longacres Drivepublic footpath · 183 m
🚴Cycling
104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Route 661 - VoS Lee QuarryCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Longacres Lanebridleway · 86 m
Wildlife to spot
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