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Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth

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📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.63911, -1.99524

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pondskater · last seen 2023; Insects — Pondskater · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 68Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route987 m
Named routeRef 68Length 987 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 68Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxygrains Packhorse Bridge

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oxygrains Packhorse Bridge

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💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Scammonden WaterReservoir4.7 km→✦Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlementHistoric site4.9 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Cupwith ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→✦Close Gate BridgeHistoric site4.5 km→

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