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Sharples Meadow

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.64694, -2.39511

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Barlow — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Barlow — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Robin +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Robin +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Tree Bumblebee · last seen 2026; Insects — Tree Bumblebee · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named 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

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Cycling

40 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

Kirklees TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 6Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route266 m

Named routeRef 6Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route501 m

Named routeRef 6Length 501 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Wren · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +35

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Cross-leaved Heath · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bramble · Cranberry

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Wren · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +35

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Cross-leaved Heath · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Bramble · Cranberry

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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