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Pit Heads Pocket Park

1 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.70584, -2.31899

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Swift +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Swift +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Creeping Thistle +162 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Creeping Thistle +162 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Kirkhill Avenuepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: residential
Cribden End Lanepublic footpath · 693 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 693 mPath type: service
Cribden End Lanepublic footpath · 643 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 643 mPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Higher Lanebyway open to all traffic · 286 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 286 mPath type: unclassified
Laund Lanebyway open to all traffic · 359 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 359 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pit Heads Pocket Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pit Heads Pocket Park

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