Getting here
53.70877, -2.15357
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +181 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +181 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +15 more foraging species
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Plectrocnemia conspersa, Sericostoma personatum +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Plectrocnemia conspersa, Sericostoma personatum +25 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 4 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling 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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Todmorden Centenary Waybridleway · 324 m
Limers Gatebridleway · 1.5 km
Todmorden Centenary Waybridleway · 451 m
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