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St Bede's Church

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.82903, -2.20620

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Common Ragwort, Coltsfoot +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Common Ragwort, Coltsfoot +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Garlic Mustard, Cut-leaved Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route
Named route
Scholefield Lanepublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Congregationalist church, Nelson, Lancashire

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Congregationalist church, Nelson, Lancashire

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🌱Alkincoats ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱RowleyUrban park4.3 km→🌱Marsden ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Victoria Park (south)Urban park1.7 km→🌱Hodge HouseUrban park1.7 km→

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