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St Aidan's Parish Church

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.60131, -2.17797

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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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, Helophilus pendulus +152 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee, Helophilus pendulus +152 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Betony +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Betony +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn, Rough Hawkbit +10 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish Church of St Aidan, Sudden, Doorway

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish Church of St Aidan, Sudden, Doorway

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🌱Tandle Hill Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🏞️TANDLE HILLCountry park3.7 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Tandle Hill ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve4.1 km→

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