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Ooze Castle Wood - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.69449, -2.43878

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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
  • 🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

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

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m
Named routeLength 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play area off Pole Lane

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area off Pole Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park3.5 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park300 m→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site3.5 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Ashton ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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