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The Whitehead Garden

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

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.61583, -2.34201

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 99m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eupeodes, Brown Hawker, Sphaerophoria +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eupeodes, Brown Hawker, Sphaerophoria +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Levehulme ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lych gate, The Parish Church of St Anne, Tottington

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

Lych gate, The Parish Church of St Anne, Tottington

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