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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.76115, -2.21007
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 472m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 472m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Dotted Loosestrife +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Dotted Loosestrife +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Bistort, Elder +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dyneley Lane public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 604 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
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Wildlife to spot
4,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Magpie +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Curlew Numenius arquata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Coot Fulica atra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +17
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Meadowsweet · Buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Spotted-orchid +3
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Magpie +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Curlew Numenius arquata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Coot Fulica atra Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +17
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Meadowsweet · Buckthorn · Butterfly-bush · Common Spotted-orchid +3
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Red Wasp Vespula rufa2025
Red Wasp Vespula rufa2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2024
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2024
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2024
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2024
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2024
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2024
Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus2024
Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus2024
Anaspis regimbarti Anaspis regimbarti2024
Anaspis regimbarti Anaspis regimbarti2024 Common Spotted-orchid
Common Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Sawara Cypress Cupressus pisifera2024
Sawara Cypress Cupressus pisifera2024 