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Pudsey Clough

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley, Springy Turf-moss +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley, Springy Turf-moss +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Flowering Currant, Garlic Mustard +13 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 827 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 827 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 218 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 66Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route124 m
Named routeRef 66Length 124 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shaw Lanebridleway · 654 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 654 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Coal Clough Roadbridleway · 269 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Pudsey Roadbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Pudsey Roadbridleway · 172 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 172 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Pudsey Roadbridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burnley Way descending into Pudsey Clough

Burnley Way descending into Pudsey Clough

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