Getting here
53.67864, -2.25243
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wheatear +72 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Hair-grass +236 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Hair-grass +236 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Rowan +23 more foraging species
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Boarsgreave Lanepublic footpath · 82 m
Sand Beds Lanepublic footpath · 697 m
Boarsgreave Lanepublic footpath · 11 m
🚴Cycling
58 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
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 161 m
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 103 m
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 16 m
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 430 m
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 282 m
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