Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

St Nicholas's Church

19 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

53.69585, -2.25881

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Vetch, Sneezewort, Rowan +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Sneezewort, Rowan +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 83 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
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
Conway Roadpublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: residential
St Peter's Roadpublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: residential
Church Lanepublic footpath · 139 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

39 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
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hareholme Lanebridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mPath type: residential
Booth Roadbridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: residential
Booth Roadbridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: residential
Hareholme Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rossendale United's football ground

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rossendale United's football ground

1 / 21

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Ground WorkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.9 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: f644e931-ae5d-4166-b113-0959be08e207