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St Margaret's Church

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.78018, -2.31673

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Hawthorn +163 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Hawthorn +163 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hazel +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
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
Leigh Parkpublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: residential
East Streetpublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: residential
Lyndale Roadpublic footpath · 124 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Margaret CofE Church Hapton

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

St Margaret CofE Church Hapton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hapton recreation groundUrban park200 m→🌱Padiham Memorial ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦GAWTHORPE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Scott ParkUrban park4 km→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site4 km→

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