Getting here
53.69895, -2.25087
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking 92m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 92m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Sneezewort +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Sneezewort +45 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Water Mint, Blackthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Burnley WayWalking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 46 m
Staghills Roadpublic footpath · 87 m
Naze Roadpublic footpath · 20 m
🚴Cycling
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Booth Roadbridleway · 57 m
Booth Roadbridleway · 11 m
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