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St Peter's Church

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.69513, -2.09904

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Angel's Bonnet +57 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Peppery Roundhead, Angel's Bonnet +57 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +140 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Rowan +20 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Rake Head Barn Lanepublic footpath · 555 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 555 mPath type: track
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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 66Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Salter Rake Gatebridleway · 1.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.9 kmPath type: bridleway
Salter Rake Gatebridleway · 44 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Peter's Church, Walsden, Graveyard

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

St Peter's Church, Walsden, Graveyard

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🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park2.2 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park2.3 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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