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Saplin Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.64185, -2.34787

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Syrphus, Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Marsh Pennywort +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

69 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
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pimhole Pine Street RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pine Street to St Paul's StreetCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Moorbottom Roadbridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Between the Ridge and Saplin Wood

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Between the Ridge and Saplin Wood

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🏞️JUMBLESCountry park4 km→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nuttall ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Sharples MeadowUrban park3.2 km→🦉OUSEL NEST QUARRYNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Helmshore Memorial Park (Snig Hole)Urban park4.8 km→

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