Getting here
53.62873, -2.36648
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 235m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Common Bistort +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Hart's-Tongue, Common Bistort +38 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground
Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Sphaerophoria +3 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Two Brooks Lanepublic footpath · 629 m
🚴Cycling
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Daisyfield GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Wildlife to spot
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