Getting here
53.73621, -2.05462
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 254m 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 254m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Royal Fern +97 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Bistort, Bilberry, Garlic Mustard +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle, Lily Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle, Lily Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Crags Walk, Hardcastle CragsWalking route1.3 km
Grey Stone Lanepublic footpath · 47 m
🚴Cycling
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Route 66Cycling route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route113 m
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
🐴Horse riding
22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Callis Bridgebridleway · 16 m
Marsh Lanebridleway · 303 m
Winter's Lanebridleway · 411 m
Eastwood Lanebridleway · 569 m
Callis Bridgebridleway · 35 m
Wildlife to spot
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