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Ramsden Plantation

7 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.68980, -2.11565

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Dung Roundhead, Jubilee Waxcap +105 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Dung Roundhead, Jubilee Waxcap +105 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Rowan, Common Sorrel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal +122 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Ragby Bridgepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: footway
Rake Head Barn Lanepublic footpath · 555 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 555 mPath type: track
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 66Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Strines Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mPath type: service
Strines Lanebridleway · 437 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 437 mPath type: bridleway
Strines Lanebridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mPath type: service
Strines Lanebridleway · 1 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 mPath type: service
Foul Clough Roadbridleway · 284 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 284 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Landslip in Ramsden Clough

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Landslip in Ramsden Clough

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🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park3 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park3.2 km→🦉GORPLEY CLOUGHNature reserve2.3 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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