Getting here
53.73756, -2.14274
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Common Bistort +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Heather +100 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 60 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 11 m
Coal Clough Roadpublic footpath · 218 m
Woodbine Terracepublic footpath · 58 m
🚴Cycling
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
🐴Horse riding
17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Shaw Lanebridleway · 654 m
Coal Clough Roadbridleway · 269 m
Pudsey Roadbridleway · 108 m
Blue Bell Lanebridleway · 94 m
Pudsey Roadbridleway · 172 m
Wildlife to spot
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