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Rossendale Golf Course

6 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.68244, -2.32497

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Goldfinch, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 64 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Meadow Parkpublic footpath · 422 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 422 mPath type: residential
Aitken Streetpublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: unclassified
Hardsough Lanepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Alden Roadbridleway · 230 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 230 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile on the Edge of Rossendale Golf Course

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile on the Edge of Rossendale Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Helmshore Memorial Park (Snig Hole)Urban park400 m→🌱Memorial GroundsUrban park400 m→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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