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Hawkshaw Wood - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.64771, -2.37999

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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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Native broadleaved woodland

Free

Bird watching

Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Plantation Roadpublic footpath · 356 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 356 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 6Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route356 m
Named routeRef 6Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edgworth Moor

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edgworth Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JUMBLESCountry park2.9 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park1 km→🦉OUSEL NEST QUARRYNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Nuttall ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉REDISHER WOODNature reserve2.7 km→🌱Jumbles Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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