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Dog Pits Plantation - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.71904, -2.18690

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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

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 · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking 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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Meadows Roadpublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: unclassified
Old Meadows Roadpublic footpath · 453 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 453 mPath type: unclassified
Old Meadows Roadpublic footpath · 132 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 132 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wind turbines towards Scar end Hey near Bacup as seen from Deerplay Hill

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wind turbines towards Scar end Hey near Bacup as seen from Deerplay Hill

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