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Redfearn Wood

1 ha

📷 ethics girl · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.63237, -2.18934

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet, Rubus tuberculatus +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +152 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +152 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Garlic Mustard +131 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Garlic Mustard +131 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden

Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rowan Close, Rochdale

📷 ethics girl · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rowan Close, Rochdale

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Springfield ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve700 m→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park2.6 km→

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