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Ormerod Wood

16 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.77793, -2.18586

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Hawker, Black Darter +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-tailed Bumblebee, Common Hawker, Black Darter +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 35 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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Foxstones Lanepublic footpath · 369 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mPath type: unclassified
Richmond Avenuepublic footpath · 162 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: residential
Foxstones Lanepublic footpath · 630 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 630 mPath type: service
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Named routeRef 68Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Foxstones Lanebridleway · 687 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 687 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spenser House, Hurstwood

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spenser House, Hurstwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Towneley ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱RowleyUrban park2.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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