Plan your visit
Getting here
53.64729, -2.22285
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Jackdaw, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Jackdaw, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sericomyia lappona, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Birch Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia lappona, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Birch Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pink Purslane, Raspberry, Marsh Thistle +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pink Purslane, Raspberry, Marsh Thistle +8 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Common Nettle, Bilberry +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
🚴Cycling
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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