St John's Church
Getting here
53.75305, -2.18938
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet, Yellow-Line Quaker +78 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet, Yellow-Line Quaker +78 more · last seen 2022
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +66 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Neat Feather-moss, Common Pincushion +66 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Bistort, Rowan, Bilberry +1 more foraging species
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Monks House Ridepublic footpath · 410 m
🚴Cycling
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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