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Oaken Clough

2 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.70356, -2.18171

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Dung Roundhead, Blackening Brittlegill +14 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Dung Roundhead, Blackening Brittlegill +14 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Common Hawker, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Common Hawker, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +166 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +166 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Flowering Currant, Raspberry, Dandelion +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 89 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
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Greave Clough Drivepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: residential
Hazel Grovepublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: residential
Greave Clough Drivepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional 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

Clough going down into Bacup

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clough going down into Bacup

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🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park800 m→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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