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St John the Baptist Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.73498, -2.34723

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Arthonia radiata, Peltigera hymenina +17 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Arthonia radiata, Peltigera hymenina +17 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss +175 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss +175 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Ramsons +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: residential
Pocklington Streetpublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: residential
Laund Roadpublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St John the Baptist, Baxenden

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St John the Baptist, Baxenden

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