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Smallshaw Wood

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

53.63642, -2.18426

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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
  • ☕Healey Dell Heritage Centre & Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hazel, Bilberry +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue Mason Bee, Green Shieldbug +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Blue Mason Bee, Green Shieldbug +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Highgate Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
High Peak Roadpublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Highgate Lanebridleway · 127 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 127 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path by River Spodden, Chrimes Wood

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path by River Spodden, Chrimes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Springfield ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve200 m→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park2.7 km→

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