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✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.78638, -2.33733

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Near Altham

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Near Altham

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🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hapton recreation groundUrban park1.3 km→🌱Padiham Memorial ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦GAWTHORPE HALLHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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