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8 ha

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.74856, -2.34372

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 102m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Yellow-rattle, Sweet Chestnut +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Yellow-rattle, Sweet Chestnut +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 81 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Plantation Roadpublic footpath · 396 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 396 mPath type: unclassified
Broad Oak Roadpublic footpath · 189 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 189 mPath type: residential
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 154 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

59 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
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sandy Lane, Accrington

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

Sandy Lane, Accrington

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