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Rockcliffe Wood

3 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.69496, -2.21268

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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
  • 🍄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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wheatear, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Dung Roundhead, Blackening Brittlegill +14 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Dung Roundhead, Blackening Brittlegill +14 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Flowering Currant, Dandelion +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn +127 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn +127 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 55 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
Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mPath type: residential
Bankside Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: residential
Fernhill Parkpublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stone Roadbridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface settPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rockcliffe Wood House, Wesley Place, Bacup

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rockcliffe Wood House, Wesley Place, Bacup

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