Getting here
53.78994, -2.25205
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Coffee Mill — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Coffee Mill — a good base for a longer summer day out
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
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Cornflower +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Cornflower +67 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Elder, Rowan, Beech +5 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
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.
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Pendle WayWalking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Sefton Avenuepublic footpath · 30 m
Back Willow Streetpublic footpath · 33 m
🚴Cycling
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Route 685Cycling route
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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