Ooze Castle Wood - Mixed woodland 3 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.69406, -2.42422
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
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 Sunnyfield Lane public footpath · 716 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 716 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Long Hey Lane public footpath · 305 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 305 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellow-legged Gull · Wren · Kestrel · Wigeon · Woodcock +15
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cross-leaved Heath · Bog Asphodel · Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Cranberry +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,397 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellow-legged Gull · Wren · Kestrel · Wigeon · Woodcock +15
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cross-leaved Heath · Bog Asphodel · Butterbur · Lesser Celandine · Cranberry +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bilberry
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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